Individual Roots, Growing Together
One day, as I was walking along the river through the serene park of a small resort town, I spotted an interesting metal sculpture: the stems of two plants close to each other, while their […]
One day, as I was walking along the river through the serene park of a small resort town, I spotted an interesting metal sculpture: the stems of two plants close to each other, while their […]
Unreliable. That is the best way I can describe the digital clock I have on the wall in my home office. I cannot trust this clock anymore as there have been too many times when […]
Dear Mother, As I remember you today and reflect on the mother you were, I find myself thinking of the idiomatic expression “unique as a blue diamond.” Why do I say this? I say it […]
“But let those who love Him be like the sun when it comes out in full strength.” (Judges 5:31) On February 18, 2021, a human-made vehicle called Perseverance landed on Mars. After 203 days in […]
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare […]
What should I wear today? Should I obey when my mom asks me to do something, or should I pretend I don’t hear her? Do I argue with my brother or let him have my […]
The path down which God led my wife and me here in Brazil was not dissimilar from the road I had taken years earlier in Germany, when I gave up my career in business to […]
What a world of meaning is contained in the short sentence – “He is risen.” He has risen and has conquered death, hell, and the grave. Through His resurrection, we are “more than conquerors.” It […]