Standing off the back of a ship at night in the middle of the ocean is the strangest feeling I know. The deck lights throw a haze that hangs out over the water, a kind of halo, and inside it you can see about a hundred feet of wake — white foam churned up and … Continue reading A Hundred Feet
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Passenger
I love watching people, and a ship is about the best place I've found to do it. Everybody converges. Nationalities I couldn't place, accents I can't identify, families three generations deep at one table. Old people moving slow and full of life. Kids running where they shouldn't. Somebody loud at the bar who wants the … Continue reading Passenger
On The Second Floor
My second ministry job came with an office on the second floor, at the end of a hall, away from where the other offices were. The reasoning was practical — they didn't want teenagers wandering through the suite where the grown-ups worked. So they put me and the teenagers up where we wouldn't be in … Continue reading On The Second Floor
I Only Rearrange
God spoke into a void and something was there. That’s the first thing the Bible tells you about Him. Before the law, before the judgment, before any of the Renaissance paintings that shaped how most of us picture Him — the first fact on the record is that He made things. I never noticed that … Continue reading I Only Rearrange
The Greatest Joy of My Life: Gratitude Sunday and My Son
Day 39 of the 7-40 ChallengeSunday, February 8, 2026Gratitude Sunday - The Thank You Campaign Hello and welcome to Day 39. It's Gratitude Sunday, and another post in my Thank You Campaign. The topic of today's post is my son. The Dream When my wife and I first got married, we dreamed about our future. … Continue reading The Greatest Joy of My Life: Gratitude Sunday and My Son
