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Through the fog of worry and fear, shivering and cold, I squint and peer In the growing distance a foggy light appears A voice beckons...

Excerpt from Out of Exile (Available on Amazon) My past is unremarkable in its typicalness. Like so many others, I grew up in the...

In a broken world, there’s no shortage of pain and suffering. To live in this world is to face disappointment, sorrow, struggle, and...

“Well, either you’re a Christian or you’re not. Which is it?”   Last night, I watched an old movie from 1978 with Robert DeNiro and...

“What in the world did I come in here for?”   How many times have you walked into a room and completely forgotten why you were there?...

And lo, again I pass through, mired deep in that swampy brood Colors bright the imagination streams, yet gloomy patterns negate my dreams...

The foundation upon which followers of Christ stand is faith. Salvation is given to us by the grace of God, but it is accepted through...

As Easter weekend passed this year and I returned home from visiting my family, my mind has been focused on the nature of truth. I’ve...

I recently bought a new phone case, deciding that plain black was too boring. I ordered the case, it arrived, and I was very happy with...

I’m still a relatively young man, but I’ve been in the workforce for a long time. I got my first job as a dishwasher when I was 15 years...

But what are our lives if not books to be written? Each day a new page, each word a small part Some are characters in mine and I, a...

This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had...

Rejoice always; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. -1 Thessalonians 5:18   It amazes me that some people can have such...

Who waits quietly in the midnight stills? Where, upon the grass, dew sits where it wills Sunlight glistens upon golden droplets As soon...

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,...

Imagine I’m holding two briefcases, and I’ve told you that you must pick one— A or B. One contains a million dollars, while the other...

A few days ago, I was thumbing through some out-of-print old books and stumbled upon one called “Orthodox Daily Prayers.” As I flipped...

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the...

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?- Luke 6:46             It's now February, and the newly elected President...

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.- Matthew 7:12 (NIV)   "Do...