“One thing about him, when he was there, he was all there.” I was listening to Dr. Gibson Winter, then Professor for Christianity and Society at Princeton Theological Seminary. Dr.Winter had this wonderful way of sharing an aside— an “oh by the way” story— which would invariably have a meaning all to itself, staying in …
“Look for the girl with the broken smile Ask her if she wants to stay awhile And she will be loved” —Maroon 5, “She Will Be Loved” Lowering her eyes, the young lady, still a teenager, turned away, trying to conceal the evidence: But it was unmistakably there. The marks on her face were painful …
His lips quivered as tears moistened his eyes. But maybe that was just my imagination. No, I could have sworn I saw his lower lip quivering. And no mistaking, I heard his voice cracking just a bit. It was all there—the suppression of grief, the futile effort to hold the emotions in check, the chin …
I could feel the veins in my face grow suddenly warm as I imagined my cheeks glowing bright red, signaling to all that I was blushing. It happened in the post office. Clinking shut the little door to my mail box, I whirled around to see the usual long line waiting at the counter. And …
Although the Republicans have been going at it for several months, we are not yet into the heat of the presidential race, and already some Christians are praying for the early demise of President Obama. When I say, “demise,” I mean death. At least that’s the implication of the recent email sent by Mike O’Neal, …
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