Friedrich, C. D. (1818). Wanderer above the Sea of Fog [Oil on canvas]. Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. Morning light breaks over a busy street corner. A stream of humanity passes by: a nurse in scrubs, a construction worker, a mother with her toddler, a man in a threadbare coat. Different stories, different struggles. Yet each... Continue Reading →

Bourgeois, L. (1992). merci. mercy. [Drypoint and hand additions]. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, United States. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/72223 There is a cycle that is all too easy to fall into. It begins with a glance across the aisle, across the street, or across social media. Someone says, "Look at them over there. They... Continue Reading →

Rembrandt van Rijn. (1635). Christ driving the money changers from the temple [Etching]. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437398 Dignity in maturity is something we admire when we see it, but it's not guaranteed with age. I've noticed how often older believers will say things they'd never have said when they were... Continue Reading →

James, 2025 Tomorrow, for the third time in 6 years, we will drive a child to the campus of Florida College and help them settle into their dorm room. James, we can hardly believe how much you've grown from that curious little boy into the thoughtful, kind young man you are today. Your mom and... Continue Reading →

The angel warns the church in Pergamum beneath a glowing mandorla, one of many vivid visions from Revelation in the Bamberg Apocalypse.Unknown artist, To the Church in Pergamum and Thyatira (c. 1000–1020), Bamberg State Library, Germany. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. In one of Paul's most piercing warnings, he tells the Corinthians: "And no wonder,... Continue Reading →