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Do I need to keep a secret? Is it important to keep a secret? I’ve sat on more secrets the past year than I’ve had to in a long time. Keeping secrets is an honor, and a must. I’ve squirmed in my seat trying to keep the cat in the bag, but wanting to tell…
What to tear In Bible times, people showed anger, sorrow, grief, despair, or torment by “rending” their clothing. To “rend” is to tear something into two or more pieces. While this can be construed as just a ritual, for many people it was a sign of showing sincere remorse, grief, or regret. Anyone can tear…
Serenity in being and doing. Serenity. In my Anabaptist heritage, there is a lot of doing that is a result of being. I grew up watching being and doing take place, and I witnessed serenity. Sometimes the being gets lost by the doing, but the quality of becoming who we should be is there, shimmering under the surface. When there’s…
The people behind the words. The song Showers of Blessing was written by Daniel Webster Whittle, who lost his right arm during the Civil War and became a prisoner of war. During his hospital stay, he became a Christian. You can read more of his life here. Ezekiel Ezekiel was a priest whose mission was to give…
Refusing to take a thread or a sandal strap. Abram was an honest man. Sometimes. And sometimes? Not so much. This story of Abraham’s honesty in “not even a thread or a sandal strap” is right between two instances of dishonesty. Those instances were the times Abram feared for his life, so he didn’t tell…
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