The bread and the cup: loaf of brown bread, with a piece cut off and broken in two, beside antique pewter goblet, on unpressed linen cloth

Mystery and life: The covenant meal

We who have confessed Jesus as Lord may have taken communion many times. But in observing the ritual – and gazing on the picture it paints – how often have we failed to plunge in?

Closeup of person's hand, holding a black pen and making a lengthy checklist on graph paper

Checklists, idols and loving God

The preacher urged people to love the Lord with all their hearts. Yet, tragically, he himself did not know how to do it. He could only offer a checklist.

A streak of lightning flashes through dark blue storm clouds.

God who loves fiercely

Nothing about our Lord is casual. The day he came down on Sinai has this in common with the day Jesus died in our place: Both show how fiercely God loves.

Closeup of cannon from the cover of my book, We Confess! The Civil War, the South, and the Church

Tell us about past events

  • Post category:From: We Confess!
  • Post last modified:September 25, 2025

What one bewildered, battered woman found, and dared to write, before patterns from the past began to replay in the present in such a visible, alarming way.

A tiny person stands on a distant mountaintop at dawn, under a vast and brilliantly colored sky.

Prepare to meet with God

Some things, you can’t wait to tell God. You run to him with the news. The Lord who invites you to meet with him delights in your coming to talk. He delights in your coming to hear. For this God has important things to say to you too.

Dreamlike painting of the low-hanging branches of a huge weeping willow

Seeking shade

  • Post category:Living LifeMy Story
  • Post last modified:November 27, 2023

Today, I need to stand in the shadow of something taller than me - something sturdy and living, deep-rooted and lasting, that whispers timeless secrets as the wind passes through.