Is Jesus Real (to You)?

There’s a kind of question that doesn’t want an answer.It wants a pause. Is Jesus real to you? Not real like a belief you check off.Not real like a story you agree with.But real like gravity.Real like breath.Real like the way your life actually moves when things fall apart. Because if Jesus is real—really real—then some […]

Stand Out Before You Stand Up

There’s this thing that happenswhen you go along with the crowd. You become…the crowd. And the crowd,if we’re being honest,isn’t usually aiming high.The crowd wants comfort.The crowd wants approval.The crowd wants safety in numbers. But here’s the quiet truth beneath all of that: If you always go along with the crowdyou will never be better […]

Peace on Earth

There’s this line tucked into the story of Daniel—blink and you’ll miss it. “But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself…”(Daniel 1:8) Resolved.Set.Convicted.A spine of steel. But then—watch what he does with that conviction. He doesn’t storm the palace.He doesn’t protest and yell at the people walking by the palace gates.He doesn’t post a […]

Christmas Changes

I had lunch with a good friend today, and one of the things he asked me was, “What are some of your Christmas traditions?” Instead of listing traditions, I ended up telling him what we actually do each year. On Christmas Eve we spend time with my mom and dad. Christmas Day is always at home with […]

The POSSUM Chronicles THANKSGIVING UPDATED EDITION

It’s a great view from up here, huh?(Daresum) Great view.(Grissum) There she is… the farmer’s lunch.(Daresum) She doesn’t even know.She’s so happy.(Grissum) What a life.She has eaten WELL this year.(Daresum) Very well.Sun’s coming up.(Grissum) Lights.(Daresum) And now for the—(Grissum) Action.(Daresum) Screen door opens.Screen door shuts. Hey look—over there. A doe.(Daresum) Yeah. A John Doe.Wonder where […]

I Miss You

I miss you, my friend—Not who you are,But who I thought you were. I miss you, my friend—What I believed we had:the camaraderie,the trust,the friendship,the togetherness. I miss you, my friend—the days when shared ideas felt like iron against iron.But the shadows told another story—heavier,darker,less pure than I knew,and I wish I had seen it. I miss […]