It sounds almost the same in Latin based languages. It’s the language of a baby, or perhaps a toddler. One repeated syllable packed with endearment. Dada, in English. Pappa, in Afrikaans. Taata, in Lugandan. Abba, in Hebrew. It's one of the first words spoken by a child to one of the most familiar faces in his small circle of recognition. A baby knows nothing of where Dada works or what he does when he’s not at home. A toddler has no capacity to understand accounts … [Read more...]
A Fresh Look at the Familiar: Saved
{This work of fiction is based on the framework of Scripture found in Mark 4:35-41, Matthew 8:23-27, and Luke 8:22-25} {See also, Part 1, Part 2 Part 3} Andrew peeled his fingers off the oar, and examined his pruned and blistered hands. Why were we so afraid? He had no answer for Jesus. Water lapping against to boat shut him up. There was no danger now. The silvery moon relit the boat as the clouds dissipated. Peter untangled himself from the sail and dropped the soggy mass … [Read more...]
A Fresh Look at the Familiar: Silence
{This work of fiction is based on the framework of Scripture found in Mark 4:35-41, Matthew 8:23-27, and Luke 8:22-25} {Part 1, Part 2} Andrew couldn’t hear a thing over the howling wind and crashing waves. But he did see Jesus roll off the bench after Phillip shook him. Rain pounded the deck inside and collided with the waves outside. Andrew’s hands were cramping from his failed attempts to steady the thrashing boat without breaking the oar Peter had abandoned to unrig the … [Read more...]
A Fresh Look at the Familiar: Fear
{This work of fiction is based on the framework of Scripture found in Mark 4:35-41, Matthew 8:23-27, and Luke 8:22-25} The wind ruffled the water and the sails began to flutter. Andrew, weary at the oars, cracked open one eye, and closed it again. There was little to see in the dark, but the moon lit up the little white crests starting to billow across the lake. When a gust of wind lashed him with the tail of a loose rope he snapped awake. “Peter?” he called to his brother, half … [Read more...]
Unlikely Teachers
I’m not too hip on pop culture trivia and I get really annoyed with click-bait titles like, “When I saw what happened next my jaw dropped.” But when I read “Meghan Trainor Takes Mortifying Tumble on Fallon,” I clicked. It was partly because I like Meghan Trainor’s message of feeling comfortable in your own skin and her song that essentially makes it “cool” for girls to tell a boy “NO.” So while I’m not saying Meghan Trainor is a perfect role model, and I have no idea if she personally … [Read more...]
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