Someone Wicked that Way Goes

Someone Wicked that Way Goes

On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese, a 28-year-old woman, was stabbed to death outside her apartment building in Queens, New York. Genovese’ terrible murder became notorious when the New York Times reported that 38 people saw the single woman being murdered and did...
The Right Ear of Malchus

The Right Ear of Malchus

“Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)” John 18:10   Peter’s actions in the Garden of Gethsemane to protect Jesus from arrest is a...
The Temple of YHWH as a Musical Instrument

The Temple of YHWH as a Musical Instrument

“And all the people SAW the SOUND” (Exodus 20:18) הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר ק֣וֹל רֹאִ֨ים הָעָם֩ When God delivered the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt, and the Hebrews came to Mt. Sinai, the LORD met them there. Exodus 20:18 says, “And all the people SAW the SOUND.” Typically,...
The Power of a Word by Maci Nichols

The Power of a Word by Maci Nichols

Maci Nichols is a sophomore in high school here in Enid, Oklahoma. She is homeschooled. Maci is an accomplished photographer, a genius poet, and a polymath (IMO). I believe Maci is also a future American Poet Laureate. I was privileged to be the first commercial...
Shame, Failure, and a Charcoal Fire Smell

Shame, Failure, and a Charcoal Fire Smell

  Jesus’ power to transform lives is revealed in weak, broken people who’ve nothing to offer God but humble acknowledgments of failure. Personal humility isn’t posed; it’s produced. Failure, shame, and brokenness are the ingredients of true humility....