By John Roy It’s the year of our Lord, 2026 The timeless impulse is to control. From wars to families, the desire to control appears nearly universal. A person develops a vision, and rarely is it confined to their own life — it extends to others as well. Self-mastery is not enough; the project becomes shaping those around them. While scripture promotes “self-control” most people read scripture with someone other than themselves in mind. They use scripture to control---you! Ye

by John Roy Footnoted but not followed. Quoted, misquoted, used, and co-opted. Turned into slogans, t-shirts, and bumper stickers. Crowds are fickle, and truth has a way of thinning them out. Then and now, most heard but did not follow. Misunderstood, hunted, envied—but also fully alive. Not careful, not measured, a man of no reputation. Jesus said the un-say-able. Others thought it, but Jesus did not care about his reputation so he said it—out loud, in public, without apolog

Faith often begins in simplicity, but maturity comes when we learn to trust God through doubt, paradox, and the rebuilding seasons of life.