“Frustratingly human” is not an excuse. It’s an observation of the reality of my walk with Jesus. Sometimes it is doubt when I am confronted with many difficulties. Sometimes it is anger that boils up inside of me.  Yes, in… Continue reading

Even a little child knows the difference in life when he is loved, given worth and value.  During our children’s ministry yesterday, I was doing the Bible lesson for the children. We talked about the Israelites at Mt. Sinai, at… Continue reading

Do you read obituaries, you know, those few paragraphs that sum up the lifetime of someone who has recently departed this earth?  Is that a groan I hear? Sometimes they are just a few lines – he was born here,… Continue reading

The atmosphere grows tense almost everywhere when the subject of politics comes up. In two weeks America will choose people to set the course of our towns, states, and nation. At the top of the ballot are two people that… Continue reading

Will (not a real name) always has a great story. “What have you been up to these days?” is all it takes to bring on another tale. There is sometimes a grain of truth in them but, as I have… Continue reading

I love the dawn.  As I sit my kitchen table reading the Word, reflecting on the day ahead, I can see the eastern sky. When the first rays of sunshine tiptoe out of the trees and across my yard, there… Continue reading

  Every use this line with your kids?  “Because I said so.”  It’s not the best way to parent, but there are times when we just run out of patience or explanation and there it is.  I suppose I’m something… Continue reading

Last night I attended the 30th anniversary banquet of CareNet Pregnancy Resources, a ministry to women considering abortion and all those scarred by guilt and shame because of a past choice for abortion. When 8 individuals presented their stories of… Continue reading

The Presidential debate last night included a direct question about abortion. After all these years the discussion of this critical issue seems to have made little headway. One of the great tragedies is that the question almost always becomes derailed… Continue reading

America will elect a President in three weeks. Most of us are not too thrilled with the choices we have, are we? I know many people, from all persuasions who are feeling something like despair about the prospect of another… Continue reading