This kid buried his head on my shoulder. He was fast asleep. On the jet airplane. I wanted to say, “Hey brother, your father is on the other side.” But little Mexican boy was much too young to be my brother. Still, I wanted to say “brother”, as if I […]
I remember the time I first saw your face I remember your smile I remember your grace I remember your sweetness I remember your glow I remember everything about you I couldn’t wait to know Why did you let things get in the way? You were always so busy and […]
Mary had a little lamb, Her face displayed a glow For there was a great big need, The naked needed clothes Mary had a gentle lamb, Raised to take our blows And everywhere the Father led, The lamb was sure to go Unto the shearer He was led, Slaughtered on […]
Tell me a story Please tell it soon Give it some conflict And a hero or two Tell me a story I must know the end Of battles gone by, and boys grown to men Tell me a story Tell it with grace Make it so grand And yet commonplace […]
A beautiful night on an autumn eve, Your heart is full of make believe But you can’t touch the sky… There’s a new girl in my life, Five months old with big little eyes I don’t live near But we’ll always be close And I’m going to see her soon […]
He’s a little bit different, he’s a little bit weird He’s a little naïve, but he’s really sincere He’s a little bit awkward, and a little bit shy He can’t find the words, but he’s a really good guy He sees her in the distance, he can’t look away She […]
Is God stern and angry, or warm and kind? In a sense, He is both. He is a father who delights in His child, so He therefore disciplines His child with a rebuke (Proverbs 3:11-12). Another contemporary image is the oncologist. He is a cancer specialist who will do anything to destroy that which destroys. He will surgically cut away flesh; He will burn out cells through radiation; and He will poison them with chemotherapy. The treatment is, at times, brutal and appears cruel, but the result is profoundly life-changing and lovely. Discipline, though it often feels like a judgment that exiles and abandons us, is a labor of love that beautifies the heart through the disruptive touch of a severe mercy.
– Dan Allender, Bold Love
