Have you ever been in a dark forest without a flashlight? I have. More than once I have found myself trudging cross-country (where there was no trail) on a dark, moonless night. It can be so dark. You end up walking with one hand in front of your face to block the spider webs, theirContinue reading “Lost in the Forest Without a Flashlight. 1 John 1.”
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DARKNESS. Matthew 4:16.
Our world is filled with darkness. The sin, murder, bloodshed, war, genocide, perversity…. Remember walking down Bourbon Street? Remember the way a tourist can look at it all as if it were a sideshow? To happy people from the suburbs, a walk down that street is like a walk through a zoo—danger may lurk onContinue reading “DARKNESS. Matthew 4:16.”
Ever Been Afraid of the Dark?
Who hasn’t lain awake in bed imagining terrible things? As children didn’t we all spy some unfamiliar shape and imagine a monster, only to turn on the light and discover it’s only a coat hanging over a chair? Darkness is unfamiliar and spooky—and can be made much worse if you’ve had bad experiences in theContinue reading “Ever Been Afraid of the Dark?”
Household Words: 