Stories

Why Do We Crucify Him Again?

WHY DO WE CRUCIFY HIM AGAIN? I say something rude to someone who’s lost, And I’ve ruinded my witness, But they will pay the cost. –So I nail in the nails. Can anyone see the Lord through me, Or do they simply see my sins? Am I living the...

A Bird’s Eye View

A BIRD’S EYE VIEW Mom got up early Sunday morning and got the kids ready for church. Dad sat in the living room, reading his newspaper and looking out at the snow. They’d had the conversation before, but nothing had changed. “Why don’t you go with us this week?”...

Clean Blood

CLEAN BLOOD The day is over, you are driving home. You tune in your radio. You hear a little blurb about a little village in India where some villagers have died suddenly, strangely, of a flu that has never been seen before. It’s not influenza, but three or four...

Why Jesus?

WHY JESUS? JESUS was born, that I might be born twice. HE became poor, that I might possess wealth. HE became homeless, that I might have mansions. HE was stripped, that I always should have clothes. HE was forsaken, that I always should have friends. HE was bound, that...

The Whipping

THE WHIPPING There was a class of young people that no teacher was able to handle. Two or three teachers had been run off from school this year by these young people. Finally a young man out of college heard about the class and applied to the school. The...