The message I have to share in today’s post is simple and straight forward. In fact, this may be the shortest post you will ever read from me. Maybe some day I’ll try to break the record, but don’t count on it anytime soon. But I want to share it because sometimes the simplest statement…
When I was in seminary, there was a gentleman who used to sit in on some of our Hebrew lectures. He was an orthodox Jewish rabbi, and he had become friends with our Hebrew professor. Out of their relationship, the professor had given him an open invitation to join us. Sometimes, he’d come alone. At…
I loved my grandfather Leonard. My Dad’s father passed away before I was born which I think made my relationship with my Mom’s Dad all the more special. Leonard was schooled at the University of Minnesota and was a well-read man, which came in handy, seeing as he was a traveling book salesman in the…
The inability to wait, or to be patient, has its roots in “self-worship”. I know none of us believe we worship ourselves, but when we want something, we usually want it now, mostly because, we just want it now. If we don’t get what we want, especially concerning our relationships with others, we tend to…
When my two oldest sons were quite young, we use to visit my mom and dad, who lived within walking distance of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. My folks had retired to a quaint little town called New Smyrna Beach, which back then, was a sleepy little treasure, ideal for family gatherings…
Last evening I watched a few segments of the Democratic National Convention. Ideological symbols were flamboyant to say the least. Scenes of multi-culturalism, protests, and mask wearing flashed across my screen. My point here is not to open up my political position or what party I am in favor of. What I am driving at…
Fear has gripped our nation, state, and city. We’re now over four months into responding to a mysterious virus that arrived unexpectedly and continues to profoundly impact everything. And, as of now, there is no reliable sense of when the threat, and the turmoil it brings, will end. Nor is there any sense of agreement…
C.S. Lewis said, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” Wow, does it seem like the Sovereign of the universe is seeking to rouse a deaf America? Like other crisis moments in our nation’s history, God is…
In honor of Memorial Day two weeks ago, I promised a dive deep into the topic of Christianity and military service by posing and answering three questions: First, what does Scripture have to say about governing authorities building up and using military forces? Second, can a Christian, whose heart is for the lost in this…
