Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Colossians 2:6-7 Okay, so you survived the Holiday with family. Are you still feeling thankful? I hope so. But in case you need a pick-me-up, here are encouraging […]

Reflections from Gloucester – Part III Praying the Gaps I reached the Easter Point Lighthouse and the Dog Bar Jetty on Saturday morning. As I walked out onto the jetty, I noticed the rhythm of the gaps between the granite blocks. They occurred every 3.5 feet; 2300 feet of gaps lay ahead. My rough calculation […]

Toyin’ I send you to them You shall go and speak MY words without any fear. For I have known you before I know you now and onward “MY Words“ – an original HitchHiker TANKA inspired by the call of Jeremiah (Jer 1:4-10)

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 I was shocked when I entered ministry two decades ago when I learned how much biblical illiteracy existed in a church. The Reformed (Calvinist) tradition, into which I have been called, is known for its focus on the sovereignty […]

Reflections from Gloucester 2023 Part II – Standing Together It was about 7:30 in the morning, and I was winding my way through the Gloucester neighborhood with the Lord on my way to the Eastern Point Lighthouse. I hear a commotion up ahead. What could be making such a racket? Then I see the source […]

Toyin’ Ancient monks dubbed it “ACEDIA” – listlessness. Sorrows of the world Aquinas’s prescription: the gift of “spiritual joy.” “Ancestor of Ambivalence” – original Tanka by HitchHiker inspired by “Resisting Sirens” from Seed Cracked Open – Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim Volume 2, p.70. by Esther Hizra. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, […]