Tears In a Bottle

This week, I finished the book that will, for sure, be one of the top books I read in 2023. Perhaps, I'll write a blog with 20 of the highlighted 184 quotes that resonated with me. But this post is the result of the author quoting Charles Spurgeon. "A Jesus who never wept could never … Continue reading Tears In a Bottle

My Best Books Read in 2022

This past year, I read 78 books. Exactly half were fiction and non-fiction. Some were outstanding. Some were not. Below are my favorites and all ones I would recommend. Disclaimer: I read a lot of hot-of-the-press secular fiction, and cannot remember which of them had language, etc. as many (all?) of them involved adult topics. … Continue reading My Best Books Read in 2022

Communion is for Pandemics and Ever After

This is my body given for you…remember me. This is my blood poured out for you…remember me.—Luke 22:19–20 (paraphrase) Plastic crinkles and tears—harsh sounds in the stillness. None of us imagined that we’d one day be partaking of the Lord’s Supper from individually-packaged plastic cups. That we’d be pulling masks down to eat and drink. … Continue reading Communion is for Pandemics and Ever After