Return of the Prodigal

Like the prodigal son who made ill-advised choices that resulted in ruin and desperation, I the prodigal blogger,  chose to put my reflections and musings on the backburner as I dealt with what I considered more important endeavors. In the end both he and I realize the best place to be is the place we left. Home. So today I return to my website with some contrition hoping those who follow me will do so again. And if not, I’ll write anyway, During this self-imposed hiatus, the words have not stopped  tumbling around in my head. If anything they are more insistent than ever in their desire to be exposed and shared. My intent is to use the gift of word crafting to stir others to purposeful living within the context of faith. I spent the last six months or so writing my fourth book, The Rigor of the Call. It is with my publisher awaiting its turn to be massaged into what I hope will be my best effort yet. It takes a serious look at what it means to claim Christianity as ones faith; and how difficult it is to execute that claim in the era in which we live. I’ll share information when it becomes available for purchase, Today, with anyone who is aware of the tenor of the times, I am convinced that the nation needs a course correction. And that correction will come only with change in the political landscape of the executive branch of our government.  That said, I intend to share on the site words of hope and encouragement as the nation struggles politically and socially. The spread of a virus now declared a pandemic around the world adds to the uneasiness of the times. Many ask, “Where is God in all this confusion?” I answer He is where He always is and will be. Sovereign and in control even when circumstances might suggest otherwise. We are not alone; we need not fear. In the midst of the craziness that emanates daily from the White House and the messiness of world events – like pandemics.  God is in control. In that certainty, from my perspective,  there is peace.