In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Before this, there was nothing. Then, poof! (or Bang!) there were heavens and earth. The two basics of all life. Sky and ground. Ceiling and floor. Up and down. These are the two basics of many cosmos origin stories. Some...

Ah, the poor— you lucky dogs! Because you are the owners of God’s kingdom. How lucky are those who are presently hungry— because God will make sure you have your fill. How lucky are those who weep in this life— because God will make you laugh. How lucky are...

Jesus is the piper, and we are the children. He is leading us the asylum, so we can be mad for love as He is. He provides rain and food to all, even to the ungrateful, even to the wicked. Even so, we shall not ask, “Who is my enemy...

“By faith, we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God: that which does not appear becomes that which is seen.”   In all things we must begin with God, because without God there is nothing. That which is without God is the weakest of all creatures,...