#18: A Time for Poets

As the world grinds to a halt from COVID-19, artists and creatives have a unique opportunity to minister through their work.
As the world grinds to a halt from COVID-19, artists and creatives have a unique opportunity to minister through their work.
As coronavirus brings the world to a grinding halt, I contemplate the spiritual ramifications and responsibilities of Christians and the church.
Where Christ-followers fear to tread, darkness takes hold.
When crossing a spiritual desert, there is seemingly little of more importance than simple forward momentum.
What if, every day for the next year, you woke up with the perfect Christmas mindset, excited to begin the day, come what may?
Some brief thoughts and considerations on Christmas, Christ, and recapturing the spirit of the season.
In the wake of darkness light prevails, because one person loved someone enough to tell them that they were wrong.
In the days between the crucifixion and resurrection, all seemed to be lost. What were Christ’s disciples to think now that the Messiah was dead and buried? What good could possibly have come from it? We in the modern church have the benefit of seeing the full story, and how God worked through the Passion of Christ to save the lost.
We all remember the mountaintop experiences, where we feel as though we can touch Heaven. But those experiences are few and far between. Most of life is lived beneath the clouds in the valley, and often, in spiritual deserts.
A wedding, a honeymoon, and a perilous outing on the river bring up concern of idols and how to best live one’s life.
What shall we say of love then? Is it an evil to be avoided, a by-product of evolution that has outlived its purpose? Why embark upon on such a path if the ultimate end is pain?
The only way to deal with heartbreak is to become a better person.
A tale concerning an ill-fated trip to the wilderness.