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Before the Stone Moved

A rock-cut burial cave at Horvat Midras in Israel. Although not the tomb of Lazarus, it illustrates the kind of burial setting described in John 11. Photo by Bukvoed, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The community center was packed. My neighbors, Jim and Debbie, had asked me to share a few thoughts…

I Think It’s Coming From You

Best Western Bronco Inn, Ritzville Washington I was in the breakfast area of a hotel preparing an English muffin, fully intending to accompany it with a cup of decaf, when I heard music. I also heard someone reading the Bible. That was not what I expected to hear at a hotel breakfast, especially before coffee.…

Beneath the Tarp

Every time I stopped between Prosser and Joliet, I walked around the trailer looking for a bungee that had given up. I carry several replacements. On a trip that long, one or two usually snap after spending hundreds of miles convincing me they have no intention of doing so. Optimism has many virtues, but it…