A Note from the Author

The moon is but one of numerous physical signs, accessible only through our senses, of a loving Creator—one might even say, a considerate...

How dark and desolate the night would be without any light! How difficult—at times impossible—our survival from dusk to dawn, without the moon. A good friend once told me...

Imagine one magnolia in the yard, 
a solitary grosbeak out of reach 
on a solitary branch—
the season’s...

When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Here he is. God’s anointed.”

But God told Samuel, “Looks aren’t everything. Don’t be impressed with his looks and stature. I’ve already...

Most of us are looking for a home. We’re displaced people. The average American moves every five years, deals with an increasingly frantic pace of life, and has fractures, if not in the immediate family, then in the extended family. Many of us have lost...

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness...

Welcome to a Dinner Party with the Saints! Pull up a chair and join a select group of the Heavenly Host as we celebrate their lives . . . and some special foods.

Why a dinner party? One of the traditional images of heaven is the Banquet or Marriage Feast of the Lamb. Revelation 19:9 says, “Blessed are those who called to the wedding...

For a couple of years, I did a regular webinar called Saintly Secrets where I talked about the real people behind the “St.” The first question people asked was always, “What miracles did he or she perform?” 

I understand why people are fascinated with miracles, but unfortunately, many of the miracles of the saints... 

These questions niggled at the back of my mind for years. I knew the theological answers, but I wasn’t asking theological questions. That’s the bailiwick...