Star for the Journey

History

  • After the Echoes

    History is crowdedwith names thatfill the mouths of men. They are spokenas though tomorrowcould never forget them. Yet the windhas a way ofediting importance. Crowns tarnish. Stone yields. Applausedies young. When timehas finishedkeeping records, one Namewill still needno introduction. And whenhistory itselffalls silent, heavenwill still bespeaking Jesus. If this poem stirred something in your heart,…

  • Retired… or Reassigned?

    I once read a quote often attributed to Benjamin Franklin that has lingered in my mind for years: “Many people die at twenty-five and aren’t buried until they are seventy-five.” Whether he actually said it or not, the thought is sobering. It made me wonder if something similar can happen spiritually among Christians. I’ve noticed…