Ready or Not
I have a friend who posted a meme on his Facebook page in response to Israel and Hamas, the text of which went like this: “Am I the only one… Read more »
Category: Christianity
It’ll never get old…
Yesterday, I rode my bicycle through a place I call “Magic Valley.” I love the area, and can imagine the peacefulness I could experience just spending some time there –… Read more »
Getting Easier as I Go
If you’ve read some of my stuff before, you might have seen a few pieces on Christianity and the Bible. Out of over a thousand posts, this will be the… Read more »
Ready to Offend
14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15 For we are the aroma of Christ to… Read more »
No Picnic
One thing health and wealth preachers don’t have going for them — the empirical evidence for smooth sailing in rich waters is sorely lacking. Even those charlatans who “name it… Read more »
Holding Tightly to the Wrong Things
I’m back from some travels that took me to do some work, see some old friends, meet new ones, and, most preciously, see the little boy in Texas who melts… Read more »
Honor your Parents…and then some.
A group of our church’s men are doing a run-through of the Westminster Shorter Catechism (WSC) on our early Sunday mornings. I’ve long appreciated catechisms for their clear, methodical approach… Read more »
O Praise the Name
I’ve written here a few times about one of my favorite albums — Shane & Shane’s Psalms Live — and have shared some of its songs over the past few… Read more »
Monday Random
It took me a while to finish One of Ours, but my next Pulitzer, not so long. All the Light we Cannot See is a longer book, but it’s going… Read more »
Confronted…and Comforted
I’m confronted with death this morning. What an awful way to start a piece. But it’s early, and I’m at my best in the early morning hours of the day…. Read more »