Always there I know this might surprise you, but even HitchHikers get discouraged every once in a while. I can hear you now, “No, say it isn’t so HitchHiker! Isn’t your motto ‘Don’t Panic?’” Yes, it happens, but 42 always has a way of dropping (or slamming) little hints (or boulders) on me during morning […]

Toyin’ “The Ultimate Kobayashi Maru” – an original HitchHiker TANKA inspired by Isaiah 55:6-9

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 WHO CAN ARGUE WITH THAT? Advice: This is a rhetorical question to savor and ponder. If you attempt to be a responder, you just might find yourself trapped in a Kobayashi Maru […]

Truth Be Told! I always find it awkward when someone comes up to me after worship to tell me, ” Your sermon was so good.” Early in my vocation as a pastor, I experienced that profound moment when I learned that sermons don’t actually come from me. Sure, I put in the time praying, planning, […]

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:1-2, 14 I remember sitting in class when our professor read the opening […]

Reflections from Gloucester – Part IV Sitting Fireside with 42 On our final evening, after the last retreat reflection, I came across a fellow traveler sitting in front of the fireplace with a newly crackling fire. I sat beside him silently, and we both stared into the flames. It was mesmerizing. Soon, my gaze moved […]

Toyin’ God’s divine purpose our adoption through the LOGOS before all things For His Son was predestined The WORD was always the PLAN! “He is Predestination” – an original HitchHiker TANKA inspired by John 1 and Ephesians 1.