Back in my college days I was looking for a job that could get me some money from a short-term commitment. I had a busy schedule, but I could set aside a day and put some hard work in. As I walked past the school’s Job Board, a posting caught my eye. Window washing –…
The gospel is, at its core, a rather simple message: There is one God who created everything. God’s pinnacle creation—man—was made to bring glory to his Creator, but he rebelled instead and became a sinner who stands condemned before this holy Creator God. But God in love and grace provided a way for the sinner…
You may have read the headlines the last few weeks and came to the conclusion that the Transformers franchise is making yet another attempt at adding to their library of cheesy transforming robot movies. You may sense some cynicism in my tone. You would be correct. For a kid growing up in the era of…
Have you ever witnessed an actual avalanche? Since we live in Alaska, I’m sure a few of you have. I’ve only seen the terrible aftermath that results when thousands of tons of snow, ice, and debris crash downward under the inexorable power of gravity. I have seen avalanche videos that come close to the live…
Thumbs and Big Toes– Judges 1:4–7 The opening chapter of the book of Judges provides an intriguing historical narrative, the story of a battle and a captured king, Adoni-bezek. Adoni- bezek, “Lord of Bezek”, was a cruel and wicked pagan king. This particular king had a reputation for torturing and humiliating the foreign kings…
Genesis 19 gives the account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Yet there is more in this chapter about Lot than the wicked cities that God rained fire and brimstone upon. There is no doubt that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah had reached the point of no return in regard to their sin….
When I was in early elementary school, a friend and I fell victim to a prank. We were tricked into believing something that could in no way really happen. It was an event that as I look back on it, I still wonder how I fell for such a thing. It had to do with…
Last evening our High School Youth Group had their annual, “Schools Out Cookout.” Of course, school is not out yet, but next week our Christian School will have its graduation ceremony. So school is kind of out, but it’s not. This, however, goes well with our theme “Schools Out Cookout”. It’s not a cookout, we…
There’s a certain temptation on all our parts toward a certain level of anxiety over what’s going on around us. As a Christian, I observe daily the issues going on in society, in politics, and in the church at large, and I am troubled by the moral and theological trajectories I see. I don’t think…
