Our dreams are often soft-spoken. Their voices easily overpowered by the shrieks of doubt and reason and the raucous chitter-chatter of the day. We must listen carefully to hear them. Lean in close and let their whispered voices catch our ear. Let them speak their mind. Share their vision of wonder and mystery. The more we listen the better we hear. And if we heed what we…

As the sun rises on another day I leave my home and wind my way to the brick factory to make bricks all day. Red Bricks, brown bricks grey bricks and more. All sizes and shapes for the walls and the floor. Bricks for the rich man and for the poor for the mansion on the hill and for the house next…

A poem about hope amidst the pain of death — Our second baby never saw the light of day. At 14 weeks my wife miscarried. I’m sure that many of you know the emptiness and pain of losing a child. Maybe during pregnancy like us or maybe when the child was older. Or maybe not your child, but a grandchild. …

Woe to you who pull the strings who manufacture war and other evil things. Woe to you who manipulate the economy to gain for yourselves while plunging others into poverty. Woe to you who think life is a game for you to play with no regard to the suffering you create along…

When time has passed away, when there is no night and there is no day. When this age is over and done will we wonder where the time has gone? When eternity is here to stay will we wish we’d lived some other way? Too late then the change to make now’s…

Words have the power of life and death. How do we use ours? — When it comes to attacking one of our own, Christians can be relied upon to deliver. Social media, in particular, can be a toxic swamp. …

Old men create wars that the young must fight. Not as last resort but as their perceived right. To rape and pillage what belongs to another. To enrich themselves and use war as a cover. While the young sacrifice their lives and their dreams. The proud and the arrogant work on…

How a young boy’s lunch fed thousands and what it means for us today — A crowd of up to 20,000 people (5,000 men plus women and children) had gathered to listen to Jesus. Now it was getting late and they were hungry. The disciples told Jesus to send them away into nearby villages to buy food for themselves. Jesus had a different response, “’You…

In the beginning before the light came darkness covered the earth. Chaos and emptiness covered the seas. Then God spoke into the darkness and there was light. Into the emptiness and there was life. Into the chaos and there was order. Remember this and take heart: before there was light before…