Loose Grip, Open Hand

Jesus’ commission to His small cadre of apostles was for them to make disciples of all nations and teach them “to observe [obey] all that I have commanded you.” (Mat 28.20, ESV) Jesus issued scores of commands in the gospels, and those are only the ones that are recorded for us. Are believers supposed to

Torture at Tiffany’s

Imagine Tiffany’s advertising a charm bracelet bedecked with a miniature gallows, a guillotine, a disemboweling hook, some ropes and pulleys, an axe, a bludgeon and maybe a cleaver or two.

Hiding in the Pantry

I remember living in Atlanta the first time we had a tornado strike nearby. I was about to leave the office and go home to put the car in the garage (they’d forecast large hailstones as well) when the weather report said the twister was about to touch down very close to us. I called

Sweating Moms and Teetering Tots

I took a bike ride into the city this afternoon–the way in at a good clip to clear my head (it didn’t work) and the way back at a more leisurely pace just to enjoy the afternoon. There’s nothing like a ride along a wooded path on a good machine, the whisper of tires on