There are passages of Scripture that don’t show up all that often in devotional literature and reading in public worship. We love read the verses that affirm the love of God and promise us His eternal care, as we should.… Continue reading

Hype – defined as ‘exaggerated claims, overblown publicity’ – turns me off. Whenever I sense that someone is ‘hyping’ the situation, I start looking for the door. Politicians do it, claiming that if they are not elected the nation will… Continue reading

The news media blasted us with the story of the death of Anna Nicole Smith, who achieved notoriety for taking off her clothes for Playboy magazine, making a joke of herself on ‘reality TV,’ and marrying a billionaire who was… Continue reading

America is a religious nation! Compared to Europe, Australia, and other ‘first world’ nations, the USA is way out front in percentages of people who regularly attend church, who support religious charities, and who profess belief in a Personal God,… Continue reading

There is a real case to be made for choosing to live God’s way in this world. His way leads to life; and not just eternal life, but to ‘abundant life.’ With the advantage of having lived a half-century I… Continue reading

I am not a prude (defined as ‘a person of excessive modesty’) but I am outraged by the torrent of sexuality that has swept over our culture like a tsunami wave. I am not sure that young adults in America… Continue reading

I tuned into “Dateline” last night and saw another sad episode of “To catch a predator.” In case you have not watched, it is a show in which men who have engaged in explicit sexual online conversations with police officers… Continue reading

So, have you ever been offended? Silly question, right? Everybody gets mad at somebody, sometime. Wives make their husbands angry. Husbands leave the toilet seat up! Neighbors get angry and build fences. Nations make war. We human beings are offended… Continue reading

Did you know that many products are designed with a limited life cycle so that we will be forced to buy new? Microsoft, for example, after a few years no longer offers support to the older computer operating systems forcing… Continue reading

I’m currently reading a book titled, Collapse, How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. It is not a ‘Christian’ book. The author, Dr. Jared Diamond, does not address spiritual issues as a factor in a civilization’s success or failure. None… Continue reading