While counseling a couple who are searching for answers and restoration, I felt a surge of empathy as they described their feelings of being ignored by Christian people. A believer from our fellowship had joined me in the session, offering… Continue reading

Been to a prayer meeting lately? In my lifetime I have been to hundreds of those gatherings, in some just 2 or 3 of us gathered, others where thousands joined to seek God. I attended a massive men’s prayer rally… Continue reading

CBS News closed 60 Minutes last week with viewer comments on a recent story about the election.  Half raged at the way that the story was so favorably slanted in favor of the Republican Presidential candidate while the other half… Continue reading

“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