Do you pray? The question is not whether you say a few perfunctory words over your meals or repeat a ritual at bedtime. Nor is my inquiry about those moments of desperation when even agnostics beg God for favor. Winston… Continue reading

Life, when we are alone, becomes overwhelming! The Teacher wrote that “Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls… Continue reading

“Pastor, we sold our property. We are giving the total amount to the church.” What a great gift, except there was a problem. The gift was not all of the money. Part of it was still in the bank. Do… Continue reading

Disciple are you wholly holy or is your commitment to the Lord tattered and holey? It’s a fair question! An honest Christian has to acknowledge that he is a work in progress. Who among us has not found himself stunned… Continue reading

Bev and I visited Dad’s grave yesterday. He’s been gone for 4 months. The cemetery has put topsoil in place and the grass is starting to cover that little scar on the earth’s surface. There’s something symbolic in that, similar… Continue reading

True disciples are misfits, oddballs, ‘peculiar people!’ Why? Because they are intentionally weird? No! Because they are beloved of their Father and called to His higher purposes, no longer loving the things that ‘the world’ loves. The “world” is Jesus’… Continue reading

NBC profiled the Obama White House in a special program that aired this week. In an interview with Rahm Emanuel, the chief of staff, Brian Williams took note of the high personal cost that the 49 year old man is… Continue reading

During the first year of the Civil War, General McClellan, the head of the Union Army, waited and waited to commit his troops to battle. Finally President Lincoln sent a sarcastic note to the General that had this memorable line:… Continue reading

Cindy Jackson has spent a small fortune and endured 47 surgical procedures in an attempt to turn herself into the likeness of a Barbie Doll! It isn’t that she lacks intellectual capacity. She is a member of Mensa, a world… Continue reading

Yesterday morning, Dr. George Tiller was shot dead in the foyer of the church he attended as he was serving as an usher. Tiller, for those who do not know, was one of a very small group of physicians who… Continue reading