A decision of the Olympic organizers in China to ban all Bibles from the athletes’ Olympic village has some Christians angry. The officially atheistic government of that nation reportedly said that the presence of Bibles could produce division and provoke… Continue reading

My grandson, Payton, is mastering language. Often He takes off into a flow of syllables that I cannot decipher, much to his dismay. Yesterday over breakfast he fired off a long sentence that I did not understand. When I mimicked… Continue reading

Unlike most Sundays, I was not really all that eager to speak yesterday, and that’s a problem for a preacher! There was the stress of dealing with some internal problems with one of our ministries during the week, which distracted… Continue reading

Gavin, my 5 year old grandson, was frantic this morning. “Help me, Poppa. I have to find it.” We looked around and finally uncovered the object- a 10 cent string of plastic beads that he claimed was ‘very special’ because… Continue reading

Today’s thought comes from my reflection over the work that I have been doing with a few who have become offended. Some will surely read this TFTD and take offense! In writing it, I risk that, but I’m sending anyway,… Continue reading

I was glad the friend from church stopped by my office yesterday. She had misunderstood a simple thing I had recently done in a service. She was tempted to assume that I was acting to control a situation. But, being… Continue reading

As Believers we oppose and face opposition from three sources- the World (the systems that are not submitted to God and His ways), the Sinful Nature (the inward desire to live contrary to God’s ways), and the Devil! If we… Continue reading

Yesterday brought me some disappointment. The development (I cannot write about details because of issues of pastoral confidentiality) is painful for me both personally and professionally and creates a set of leadership challenges for me to deal with in our… Continue reading

I watch a TV Ministry almost weekly (left unnamed purposefully) and I really enjoy the great music on the program. However, when one of the preachers comes on screen, his words are almost always superlatives:“Best song I’ve ever heard!”“Most inspiring… Continue reading

I don’t watch baseball games. The game seems to me like a throwback to another time, moving rather slowly, with long stretches of not much happening, punctuated with frantic flurries of men dashing along baselines. I probably just typed heresy… Continue reading