Christmas at my house meant preparing for the worst. The worst didn’t always come, but you couldn’t be too careful. You see, the thing about holidays is that people tend to be together, pushed into the same room by tradition and baked turkey. My family spent most of the year avoiding such things, as we [...] »
Other than the blazing light and literal blindness, my introduction to God came as something of a Damascus kitchen experience. God broke in when I bolted the door shut. I realized early that God wasn’t through being involved in His creation. That doesn’t mean I had plans for anything more. I knew so little of [...] »
[I wrote this about a year ago for a magazine and can now share it here.] On the south side of Richmond, Virginia, the elderly couple holds their sign and waits fruitlessly. In a place where Saturdays mark fish fries and sidewalk gatherings, they beckon to a church yard sale. In an area populated by [...] »
[Make sure you read the background and change posts first.] Being “baptized with the Holy Spirit” is not a panacea for your spiritual ills and human failings. You don’t suddenly stop struggling with the fleshy side of who you are. Nothing stops that but death. But that second baptism does jolt your life. Now, let’s [...] »