Category Archives: On Faith

I saw an ad for a movie in which a character had gotten the tattoo, “No Ragrets.” Not only is this hilarious (to me at least), but the saying itself, even when spelled correctly, is emblematic of our times. If … Continue reading →

Yesterday I hiked to the top of Mount Bolivar. At 4,319 feet, it is the highest point in Coos County. Although the trail up is only 1and 1/4 miles, it involves a lot of huffing and puffing because the trail … Continue reading →

I like Belted Kingfishers. I like the way they can hover in the air then plunge into the water and come up with a fish. They look cool sitting on a branch like a little king dressed in blue. The … Continue reading →

The recent and sudden death of my pastor, as well as a little scare with my mother (who now has a pace-maker), has forced me to think about a topic that always bewilders me: resurrection. Whenever I actually move beyond … Continue reading →

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. Matthew 5:13 … Continue reading →

This afternoon I was surprised by joy. The thick dark clouds billowed in the southern sky and thunder rumbled in the distance. When Teckla asked me why the thunder made me happy, I had to think. In Myrtle Point weather … Continue reading →

Last night I listened to some wonderful missionaries from South America tell about how persecuted the evangelical churches have been in Columbia this last decade. He said over 300 pastors had been assassinated by kidnappers and narco-terrorists. He then told … Continue reading →

At different times my boys, all in their twenties and making their way in world, have said, “Life sucks!” And although I have been richly blessed in many ways, I have to agree. At especially discouraging times, a couple of … Continue reading →

G. K. Chesterton said, “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been tried and found difficult.” I think this is true of church too. Church is hard. The church is God’s tumbler where God throws … Continue reading →