Without this relationship we become for our world a reactive presence rather than an original presence.

The two sons represent two immature ways of relating to God: rebellion and childish obedience.

The crooked lines of our lives, when lived and walked and breathed in God, leads to the freedom of which we dream.

We can easily fool ourselves, justifying our misleading motivations and numbing our senses to the signs given by God

In our more reflective moments we suspect that it is Jesus himself whom we are actively crucifying.

At any hour of the day or night Jesus is inviting you: “Come now, let us talk this over.”

So that people know which table you are at simply scribble FFF on a table napkin, take a seat and wait.

This was the confidence of Abraham’s faith. We have nothing to fear. Everything is given to us.

The scriptures have all the drama, intrigue, sex and violence offered by any modern novel or TV mini-series.