Backyard Trinity

The five-note, other-worldly riff of film composer John Williams' Close Encounters tune would not yet reverberate for another decade– but the "Exeter Incident" had already captured the public's imagination with recent headlines.

Give Thanks

Matthew records the iconic scene of Jesus of Nazareth's "last supper" with his friends before He is executed the following day. As the meal progressed, He initiated some things that have since become enshrined in the lives of Christian believers, and which the Body of Christ has established as sacraments. Though powerfully familiar to readers of the New Testament, the passage also hints at details of the event which remain a mystery to many Gentiles.

Two Cries

Two profound "cries" stand as boundary stones of the Incarnation– the cry of the Child as He entered this cold, rough world of pain and drew His first breath, and the cry of the Man as He suffered the pain of torture and experienced death for the punishment of this world's sin.

I'm Sorry

Few understand anymore the full significance of the phrase– "I'm sorry."

By this, we usually mean to indicate– "I feel bad about what I've done to you."  Or, if we expressed it more honestly– "I feel bad that I've been caught doing something I know I shouldn't have." We commonly believe "being sorry" is a feeling.

Fraternal Twins

There are two rays of God's light that pour continuously into our lives. They seem to compete, with one racing ahead of the other, then the other outpacing its rival. Back and forth they tug for predominance in our lives.