“‘… Have you seen the treasury of hail, which I have reserved for the time of trouble …?’” Job 38:22–23. A faithful friend of our family sits patiently above our fireplace mantel, its golden pendulum swaying back and forth, unabated for the past decade. Like a...

Rolling plains of durum wheat, grown especially for my favorite pasta dish. Or perhaps a field of sweet organic corn stretching as far as the eye can see? My wife loves corn. In another life I would have enjoyed a farmstead or a ranch, I think. I’m rather perplexed...

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 How much should I share? I don’t want to say too little. I definitely don’t want to share too much.You see, I was quite different back then. You’d barely recognize me. Surrender and meekness was...