When I began my current Bible readthrough a little under a year ago, I invited some friends to join along with me. That group and format has morphed a few times over the last almost-year, but continues with a larger…

Today’s sonnet won’t make sense unless you read The Epic Tragedie of Nate the Snake. Granted, it may not make much sense even if you have read it. Both of these poems are being posted entirely for my own gratification…

I skipped Sonnet Sunday yesterday so I could tell you this tragic tale of woe instead. Dating back to circa late spring 2004, it was first recounted to me by my friend Jesse Bickel, a classmate and co-laborer at InterVarsity…

At the end of February, I dared believe that I was exiting a “winter” season, full of stress and chaos, and was about to re-enter a period of growth and peace. The last few weeks have proven otherwise. My own…

“God takes the Almighty Spirit of Christ and puts it in these broken, fragile vessels…” – Rick Bourque, April 23, 2017 This week a number of different things (Patrick’s funeral being among them) have led me to reflect on what…

Every time I read the Old Testament I’m struck by which kings the Bible describes as good and which ones it describes as bad. The most common theme tends to be how a particular king treats idolators: the worst kings…

Today’s sonnet was written during last year’s period of intensifying stress. I think it was also based on the truth: the stars were gorgeous one morning before my 5:30 a.m. workout; when I left at 6:30, they were completely covered…

I don’t remember the context of today’s sonnet, other than that I was obviously reflecting on Genesis. I think we may have been talking about the creation story in Sunday School, and there was a lot of #metoo action at…

I had the opportunity to visit Honduras as part of a missions trip back in 2001. This was the fourth country I had visited; the year before I went to Mexico and Guatemala with the same organization, and we had…