A group of people is upset with Jesus. They are God-defenders. He’s saying he’s God’s son. That would make him more important than they are. They would have to listen to everything he says. Their entire world would have to change. So they are upset with Jesus. He knows they are upset, but there isn’t […]

Last week, someone came to see me. He works for the government. He was doing background checks on a friend of mine. Before I told him anything, I wanted to see his identification.  He made a joke about getting it at the local magic trick store. But we both took the ID seriously. It let […]

The plaza guards are still on guard. The now-walking man is long gone. The helpful man is still talking. “Think of a dad. Think of a grown son, working in the family business. They love each other. They trust each other. They work closely together, as if they are one. Sometimes, the son goes out […]

There is a building. There’s a sign on the door:  Father and Son Redemption Company. Everyone knows it’s an important company. No one knows, exactly, what’s happening behind the doors. Things have been pretty quiet in there for the past 400 years. No one in, no one out through the front doors. There is a […]

I was standing in conversation with a friend. It was a good conversation, thoughtful. As we were talking, I started hearing a conversation behind us. I listened to both. In the conversation behind us, a high school boy was arguing for a truth with the passion that high school boys argue. Confident, combative, and not […]