When I arrived at the jail where I conduct a Bible study each Wednesday morning, I asked the man who unlocked the room, “So, how many will be in study today?” “A big group,” he answered, “they’re sending you a… Continue reading

Awards are everywhere – in the entertainment industry, in sports, where you work, at school. The Baseball Hall of Fame inducted two new members yesterday – Cal Ripken, Jr. and Tony Gwynn. Notably, they rejected Mark McGwire despite his homerun… Continue reading

Redeemed… as I meditated on that word, my mind drifted back a long time to when I first became aware of the concept. It was about S. and H. Green Stamps. When Mom shopped, she received sheets of green stamps… Continue reading

The world functions around power. Need to settle a political dispute? Line up the allies and pressure the errant state into compliance. If that fails, send in the army! Whether we realize it or not, American society functions as well… Continue reading

I could not question the young preacher’s sincerity about his desire to reach out to a group of needy people. He had met a group of Christian people who were homosexuals. As they told him about the persecution that they… Continue reading

Are you living like a perpetual teenager with poor impulse control, unable or unwilling to choose the best path when there is no one ‘in charge?’ One of the frightening things about parenting a teenager is that he old enough… Continue reading

My e-mail’s inbox had a special letter in it today. Dave has been a Believer for nearly 30 years. He has journeyed through various stages and been part of several churches in that span, but he wrote to express thanks… Continue reading

My brothers and sisters gathered at my parent’s home yesterday. What a group! There are 13 of us, including the adopted children, and despite having the same parents, we are different – very different. We have chosen different careers, live… Continue reading

More than a few of us somehow awakened this January 1,2007 with the assumption that this year would finally be the ‘one’ – the year that we get thinner, or richer, or married, or un-married, or that we’ll fall in… Continue reading

“Have a happy holiday, sir.” the service attendant said as we closed the transaction, “and a Merry Christmas to you,” I replied. “Merry Christmas!” he then said, with obvious enthusiasm. “Hey, guys, # 4 for Merry Christmas,” he shouted to… Continue reading