“Be good!” That’s probably the most common thing I yell at my kids as they’re running out the door to go hang with friends, go to baseball practice, ride their bike through the neighborhood, or anything else they may be up to. It’s more reflex than anything. But what do I mean when I say … Continue reading It is Good to Be Thankful: A Brief Reflection on Psalm 92:1
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Valley of Dry Bones, ECC Daily Devotional
Death, Be Not Proud – John Donne
I quoted the first two lines of this sonnet yesterday in my Daily Devotional, but the whole poem is worth posting. It comes from Donne's collection of poems, Holy Sonnets. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow … Continue reading Death, Be Not Proud – John Donne
Absolute vs. Relative Harm
When my boys were younger we would wrestle a lot. They’d jump on me or punch me in the arm and I’d say something like “a fly, a fly just landed on me,” or “a gnat just bit me.” It was my way of saying, “Do your best, you can’t really hurt big ole dad.” … Continue reading Absolute vs. Relative Harm
God Entranced 