It was agreed between the two of them that Jars would be Nikki’s guest for the evening. Now that she clearly understood the terrifying implications of what came to pass each morning at seven Nikki insisted, against Jars’ strong objection, that he scuttle any idea of an overnight stay in a hotel room. “Not on […]
Archives for October 2015
Nailing Self-Will To a Cross: A Daily Choice
As is often (make that always) the case when I’m producing one of Michael Phillips’ episodes from his excellent book, The Commands, I find myself challenged to look at familiar portions of the gospel in quite a different light. Today’s episode, especially so. Christians traditionally regard Christ’s physical crucifixion as the pinnacle of our Lord’s earthly ministry. Viewed through […]
The haunting question that won’t go away
I can picture it in my mind’s eye still. I bet you can too. The question asked a child by many a parent: Tell me, what do you want to be when you grow up? Back then, now so many years ago for me, the answer at times came readily and, at other crossroads in life, seemed […]