The Apostle Paul’s introductory remarks in his letter to the believers in Rome can sometimes get overlooked due to the vast riches of Doctrine and Theology throughout his letter to the Romans. Paul is writing to people he does not know personally. He has never been to Rome to preach the Gospel, yet the people…
There are two things that I really liked as a kid, Sci-Fi space movies, and hiking. I grew up watching the original series of Star Trek, and romping through the swamps and creeks of Bayou George, Florida. As an older kid, I still like those two things! Answering why I like those two things; I…
Nihilism is the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless. As I found myself herding forward in the lengthy and meandering TSA line earlier today my mind began to ruminate over the tragedy of nihilism and other forms of unbelief. While headed back to Anchorage after a lovely…
These past few weeks I have been thinking about our modern age in terms of technology, especially our smartphones. Handheld supercomputers that do all kinds of things, even talking to us unprompted; or at least semi unprompted. This is still a bit raw but my Microsoft Surface that I am using to type this blog…
My mom walked with a limp her whole life! As a young boy I remember how she needed to sit down a great deal. I never understood exactly why she would not go with us on walks or on long shopping trips. I remember my Dad telling the story of how when my mom was…
In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the main character Dorothy and a band of unlikely heroes defeated the Wicked Witch of the West. However, each one of the champions including Dorothy dealt with personal struggles of doubt and despair, along with the challenges that flying monkeys and poison poppies bring, until the very…
My wife and I were taking a walk with two of our grandchildren. We were on a sidewalk in a small Northwest town when we met Joel. It didn’t take long to get to know Joel because as soon as we saw him he asked my name! He is a more than friendly young man….
