The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl: Matthew 13 “44 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking … More Pearl

Author’s Note This is not so much an author’s note as an author’s reminder of what was printed in small type a few pages ago: This book is a work of fiction.  I made it up. Neither novels nor their readers benefit from attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story.  Such efforts … More Fiction

Nearing the end of my year abroad last November, I began to feel an ever present melancholy.  All year I had missed my home and looked forward to my return, but as it approached, I could hardly bare the thought of saying “goodbye” to the family I had formed on the other side of the … More Mumford: a birthday reflection

Proverbs 18:21 “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” (NIV) I was recently hurt deeply by someone I love.  It was the kind of hurt where the relationship had to end (at least for a time).  Forgiveness can come, but because of the nature … More The power of the tongue

Soundtrack: Andrew Peterson “The Rain Keeps Falling” planting seeds inevitably changes my feelings about rain –Luci Shaw These past few months have been the most rainy of my life, but in the past few weeks, I have also realized they have been the most hopeful.  The Lord has been so near, and is continually whispering promises … More Feelings about the Rain