What About Evil?
This past week evil slaughtered nineteen 4th grade students and two teachers at a school in Texas. Sadly it’s not the first school shooting and won’t be the last. While…
Month: May 2022
I Have This Rock
I have this rock. It has a flat side and a rounded side. It’s about the shape and size of a hand with the thumb tucked in. There are hints…
Access Please: John 16:23-28
Only a few have direct access to a powerful leader. I, as a citizen of the United States, cannot just walk into the White House anytime I want and speak…
God’s Redemptive Work – A Fuller Picture
The classic question of Christian Evangelism goes something like this – If you die tonight will you go to heaven or hell? But is that all there is? Are we…
Walking Through 1st Peter #21, To the Elders
Teens know it’s coming. Those always present last words for their safety as they go out. “Be careful!” “Drive safe!” “Don’t do anything stupid, ok?” Well, maybe it’s not just…
Joy – John 16:20-22
For several chapters now, Jesus has been preparing His disciples for what comes next. And they still don’t get it. I wonder if we’re not more like them than we…
Defining God
When you boil it all down, it’s simply a matter of willingness. Now that doesn’t make much sense, does it? While the sentence could be true, probably is true, there’s…
Walking Through 1st Peter – Are We There Yet?
Are we there yet? How many times have we said or heard that phrase? The cliché occurrence is a child going with their parents to someplace special. But how often…
The Advocate
There is a proverbial old tale about three blind men describing an elephant. One describes the elephant as a tree trunk because of its massive legs. Another describes it as…
Jesus Says Repay Evil with Good
A basic life lesson is that life isn’t fair. We’d like it to be and try to create laws to make it that way. But to date no one has…
The Wind of the Spirit
There is an unpredictability to life in the Spirit that can be unsettling. In this day and age, we do our best to be predictable. We plan our course. We…
Jesus Says – Shine!
It’s not often that we receive positive confirmation that our light is shining. Several years ago, I was visiting my dad at work. At that time he worked at Caterpillar’s…