Quote My mind goes to that battle a few chapters ago… where Saul uttered his curse? Against any who ate or drank before the enemy was defeated.
Category Archives: Third Things
Single-Sided Phone Call
A stranger on a bus bench, a telephone conversation, and a story we only hear from one side. Somewhere between an enemy’s dog, a boxing ring, and a hospital room, a wounded man wrestles with reconciliation, boundaries, and the stubborn conviction that love is still the only option.
The Dream, the Lie, and the Shepherd
From Kelekis Restaurant to the freedom of listening-obedience. The Song In Brief When I was sixteen, my future wife and I sat together in Kelekis Restaurant in Winnipeg, dreaming aloud about getting married and having twenty children. I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I didn’t have a career inContinue reading “The Dream, the Lie, and the Shepherd”
The Bridge
My heart is where God and I meet. I am this child that is taken into his arms! He is the calm in my storm.
The Same Voice
A young lifeguard’s decision to treat little children and enormous weightlifters with equal dignity becomes a lifelong lesson in marriage, parenting, church relationships, and the exercise of loving authority.
Leash or a Suitcase
Call it PTSD but I’ve tried the other way my whole life. I won’t stand between you (trying to leave me) and the door.
People Who Build Bridges
A reflection on two remarkable people who understand that providing housing is only the beginning. Through patience, trust, and simple introductions, they’re helping isolated people discover something essential: belonging.
Hebrews 5:11-14
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV That means it is written by people, but God is the source of what is written, through his Holy Spirit. David GuzikContinue reading “Hebrews 5:11-14”
The Woodcarver
Khing, the master carver, made a bell stand Of precious wood. When it was finished, All who saw it were astounded. They said it must be The work of spirits. The Prince of Lu said to the master carver: “What is your secret?” Khing replied: I am only a workman: I have no secret. ThereContinue reading “The Woodcarver”
Stopping By
Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. Continue reading “Stopping By”
