Borrowed Breath

Two friends decided to take up the hobby of hiking. They immediately fell in love with nature and enjoyed being out in it for extended periods of time. What started out as one day hikes turned into overnight trips and then into weeklong excursions. They were so enthused by their new-found sport that they shared [...]

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Over at Prophets, Priests and Poets, Brendt posted these thoughts from Michael Spencer’s book, Mere Churchianity which I have not read yet. But Brendt’s post prompted this little parable: Once there was a wealthy man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, “Father, give me my share of the estate.” So the father divided his [...]

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I know of a man who was always sarcastic and bitter. His quick wit and biting tongue found easy targets in those around him whom he considered worthy of his verbal attacks. Some people responded in manner with harsh words, though they were never as clever as his. And others just silently bore the full [...]

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Once, there was a man who set out on a journey. He had a clear destination and a map with a planned path to arrive at his destination. He was traveling at a good clip when suddenly his map and the terrain before him seemed to contradict each other. And so he, in a fit of [...]

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There once was a young girl whose family had passed away, and she was forced to beg just to survive. One day, the king of the land saw her begging in the streets. He approached her and told her he wanted to adopt her as his daughter, for he was childless. Of course the girl [...]

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There was a man who heard of a rabbi whose teaching carried weight and authority far surpassing the other teachers of the day. The man was intrigued by the growing reputation of this carpenter turned itinerant teacher. The first-hand stories of miracles and rumors of provocative teachings piqued his interest. And so he set out [...]

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