by Paul CypertAlthough it was November in the Central Plains of Texas, the sun was warm on my face. And as I walked slowly and quietly to the deer blind, I arrived, gear laden, weapon in hand with the rest of me warmed up.Opening the small ports of the blind, the wind, prevalent to this area, wafted through this small chamber bringing with it the sounds and fragrance of the woods below. I settled ...  Read More

by Paul CypertLuke, a follower of Jesus and later one who becomes an Apostle and author, records, in his Gospel account of the days in which Jesus was on this Earth as a man, the stories of a prostitute who crashes a dinner party, a prodigal son and the story of a Publican (tax collector).Luke’s stories unravel for us a perspective of how these three separate individuals somehow understood their c...  Read More

by Paul CypertQuickly down the road, feet light as if walking on air, money in his pocket, ready to get some real life behind him, a young man hurried on his way.He had just asked for and received his inheritance.Several life times of effort, including some of his own, gave this Hebrew man every right to claim from his father the inheritance owed, for he had reached the age of bestowal.That was th...  Read More

by Paul CypertLuke, a follower of Jesus and later one who becomes an Apostle and author, records, in his Gospel account of the days in which Jesus was on this earth, stories of a prodigal son, the Pharisee named Simon and a prostitute who crashes Simon’s dinner party, and the story of a Publican (tax collector) and an unnamed Pharisee.I find it fascinating that all three stories incorporate an ant...  Read More