Mark BuchananApr 3, 20175 minThirsty“I am thirsty,” Jesus said from the cross. It was plea. His insides burned, and he craved even just a drop to ease it. It was a...
Mark BuchananJan 2, 20173 minThe Father’s LoveThis past summer, rummaging through a table of used books, I found Elizabeth Gilbert’s The Last American Man. It’s her 2002 biography of...
Mark BuchananNov 14, 20163 minConfessions of an Imperfect Sabbath-keeperPentre-cwrt My wife and I and daughter Nicola lived in Wales for 4 months, in winter and spring of 2012. Sarah, our other daughter,...
Mark BuchananOct 11, 20162 minGiving Good Gifts“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? …....
Mark BuchananJun 29, 20112 minFrom This to That in No Time FlatMy daughter Sarah graduates tonight. The math doesn’t add up. It wasn’t that long ago we brought her home from the maternity ward, a...