Barriers are everywhere, physically and figuratively, to keep people or things in or out, or to define our space. There are physical barriers, such as fences and bushes, around yards,…
Connecting your world to His Word
Author: Sean Connolly
Heads turned when my grandmother walked in the room for breakfast. Or so I was told. Decades would pass before I was born. My father and his brother were young…
Do flight attendants realize they are delivering Biblical lessons during portions of their pre-flight safety demonstration? Let me explain. When Jesus is asked what is the greatest commandment, He responds:…
In the long-term training to qualify for and then compete in the Boston Marathon, you learn a few things. About 10 years earlier, prior to making the commitment to run…
The work would be almost done by the time I got there. Several days before I arrived, my grandfather would ask me for help on some project, like painting, fixing…
I looked blankly at the kid with the purple head. He looked blankly back at me. And in the silence, he spoke loud and clear. Recently, I had the opportunity…
The Brook’s aura said it should not be trusted. Murky-brown, eel-infested, prickled with broken glass and polluted with strange substances beyond identification, it should not be trusted, or so our…
COVID-19 has upended everything. Lost jobs, lost income, nerve-racking uncertainty, confinement, and on and on and on. So naturally, there is a rising drumbeat of voices wanting to return to…
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic was ramping up, I had a work trip that required multiple gas and restaurant stops, and two nights of hotel stays. Perfect time to test…