If the chaos that is 2020 has done nothing else, it has reminded me (you, too?) of how little control over life we really possess. A tiny virus arrived and brought fear the like of which I have not known… Continue reading

Timothy Keller, author of Walking With God Through Pain, asks an insightful question for all Christians – are you living for God’s glory? If we make God our accomplice in achieving the life we desire, we will resent suffering and… Continue reading

Faith has taken a beating in 2020!  How can life become so difficult for so many so quickly?  How can I live in the peace of God when circumstances overwhelm me? IF your faith is bruised and bloodied by doubts… Continue reading

A text arrived on my phone about a mutual friend (I’ll call him G.) who constantly pushed the limits, broke the rules, and resisted authority of every kind.  Tragically he died when he was much too young, his death the… Continue reading

Disappointed?  Many feel that and not always without reason.  A pastor friend posted this morning that he is 33 but as a result of the stresses of ministry feels 40! My guess is that he is dealing with missed expectations… Continue reading

I remember driving along the highway a few years ago and seeing a billboard with large letters – GODISNOWHERE.  Like most people, the first thing I read as my brain decoded the letters was “God is nowhere.”  I thought some… Continue reading

We “think” but we are largely unaware just how much of what and how we think is shaped by influences that are unseen. A huge industry (the most profitable) is built around building a virtual image of you. Where you… Continue reading

Much of life is what I call ‘doing the dailies,’ all the things that must be done. We care for our homes, our cars, our bodies, our souls because if we don’t – things get messy. Yesterday I drove by… Continue reading

A couple of years ago  NBA player, Kyrie Irving, told an interviewer that the earth is flat. His comments became a sensation, reported widely. In a later interview, he stepped back a bit. “I’m just interested in that kind of… Continue reading

My smartphone holds hundreds of pictures. I see  the sunlight streaming through the trees and pull over to the side of the road to capture the sight, often sharing those pictures on Facebook. (You knew that, right?)  Last night, during… Continue reading