He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change: Praise him.—Gerard Manley Hopkins. As I sit outside of our home in Tryon, North Carolina, and take in
Decoration Day and the Spirit of Reconciliation
The proud Peony is an old-fashioned perennial plant that blooms in the days leading up to Memorial Day in the United States. Found in several
Letter to a Recent Seminary Graduate
This is a personal letter written to one of our students who graduated with the Doctor of Ministry degree. She is assuming a full-time position with
Hit by Friendly Fire
A friend’s betrayal is one of life’s most piercing pains. When the friend is also a brother or sister in Christ the wound is worsened. This little
Morning near Beaufort NC
One of the first trips my family and I made after moving to North Carolina was to the charming coastal city of Beaufort (“Bo-fort,” rather than
Teaching in Theological Higher Education: A Modest Proposal
Becoming a professor in theological higher education does not ordinarily require a post-doctorate fellowship in teaching. Whether that is important is