The Waiter and the Wanter

Tonight I wait, like a silent, ghostly stalker,
for the presence I have known before.
He comes. 
I am quiet and eager, hoping. 
My eyes are wide, ears alert and attuned. 
My soul is aroused
here in the darkness where I wait.
I wait like a Savannah killer waits for his prey,
ready to pounce and shred and tear
with all claws and teeth. 
Steely, [...]

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The Authority of a Child

I was driving on a windy road in a small residential area yesterday evening. Glancing in my rear view mirror, I noticed a line of cars. When the road straightened enough to get a god look, I counted maybe 10 or 12 trailing behind me. It’s a pretty road, with lots of [...]

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On Assignment

One of the coolest things I’ve learned recently came from a group of friends who take seriously the call to follow Jesus in this world and into the heart of the arenas they work in, live in, and move about in. Whatever their profession, wherever they are living right now, whatever their family looks [...]

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How Near is the Kingdom?

How much is God on our side?  How much can we trust Him, I mean, to be our comforter and provider?  I often think of it as our being on His side, not He on ours (He is, after all, God!), but when it comes to mercy, we need Him to come to us.  But [...]

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