Psalm 71:17-18 headlines my website, introducing my heritage and my hope: a multi-generational calling to proclaim the wonders of God. This heritage-hope brings my dad, mom, and Dr. J.I....
Devotional Reflections
Hope for the Humble: A [Brief] Gospel Meditation in a Grieving Season
This is not a post about politics. It’s about people. And pardon. The Bible is full of accounts of people—really sinful people by the way—who humbled themselves and experienced immediate...
PrayerWalk: Stepping Toward a Life in the Presence of God
A guide to a life of prayer prepared I. Introduction I created this guide for prayer (complete with its format oddities) many years ago with the hope that it would help believers develop a...
Sighs and Tears: Imitating the Emotional Life of Jesus
I came to Mark 7:12 in my Bible reading today. There we are told that when enemies of Jesus came to argue with him, “he sighed deeply in his spirit.” That is worth noting. Jesus sighed...
Depression and Lament
“By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our lyres.” (Psalm 137:1, 2) Depression is a complex condition that no...
The Grace of Waiting
“O LORD, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.” (Isa. 33:2) A Call to Wait Life is a waiting room. That’s how Gayline and I...
Aiming for God’s way through human words

His Way with Words offers perspectives that are relevant for our times. In it I try to express his (God’s) way—as best I can understand it—with my words. Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of my fellow elders. I am solely responsible for everything on this site.