Maintenance is constant in this world where things break, decay, and fall apart. I’m always fixing something on my house, a piece of siding that comes loose, a door that gets hard to open, a faucet that drips. I could… Continue reading

That apple pie was right around the corner in the kitchen.  I resisted for a half-hour, my thoughts turning again to the possibility of enjoyment that could be mine with minimal effort.  In the end temptation won. That was just pie… Continue reading

In a long reading of the opening chapters of 1 Chronicles, I read name after name, records of Israel’s history. In the text are scattered notes; about where a clan lived, about some event in a man’s life, and then… Continue reading

“Be holy as I am holy,” is the Lord’s word to Christians. He wants us to live a distinct kind of life, separate from the world around us, characterized by the beauty of spiritual fruit. Should a Christian spend time… Continue reading

Why pray when you can worry? Ebola!  It’s on our minds. The slide in the stock market worries some. ISIS makes war look more likely all the time.  And, then there is the stuff closer to home- sickness, troubled kids,… Continue reading

Our nation is less friendly to true Christianity with each passing year.  Our culture is defined by Self, sensuality, and materialism. God, though sometimes given a polite nod, is dismissed from education, public policy, and social debate.  We are not… Continue reading

I finished up the burial service and spent a few moments with the family. While I walked to my car, I started to smile, then to chuckle, and finally, to laugh. Yes, it was ridiculous, from one point of view,… Continue reading

If you’re one of those people who think time is disposable, let me tell you about a football game that got my attention on Sunday. The Dolphins were leading the Packers and running out the clock. It looked like the… Continue reading

My sister gave me the autobiography of a world-renowned evangelist to read while I was recuperating. It is a big, thick book each page telling the story of how God used this man to preach the Gospel around the world. … Continue reading

Last week the high school in Sayreville, NJ shut down the football program after sexual hazing practices came to light. As the sordid details crept out of the darkness, we saw depravity that lives in the suburbs, not in monsters,… Continue reading