For What You’re Worth

Adding value is what life’s about. We all seem to be wired to do that in some way even when we’re not thinking about it.  Ever since the beginning, the created man has been charged with maintaining and… Read More

Are You Destined to Shine?

Have you ever listened to someone teach about the prophesy of Daniel? If so, maybe you heard him try to unpack all the mysterious visions about bronze statues or dragons, with plenty to say about who the antichrist… Read More

Meeting Is Believing

Nothing cripples the human spirit more than forced isolation. Sure, we all need our space from time to time, but our lives are only made complete through physical contact.  Nobody ever had to tell us this.  We practice… Read More

Jesus and Patrick

Freedom is a mindset, not a commodity. If I really cherish the freedom from sin’s bondage that Jesus Christ provided for me, it wouldn’t make sense to forfeit my political freedom at the same time. Instead, I desire… Read More

Living With the Enemy

It’s interesting how we perceive our choices. What one man considers as an opportunity to exploit his own flesh, another sees as an opportunity to subdue it.  Then there’s everything in between.  I’m convinced most of us are… Read More

Avoiding the Blame Game

As a young boy, being found blameless was a condition I often sought desperately. The older I got though, the more blameless I became.  Such was the learning curve of accountability. But a few years ago, I discovered that… Read More

Our Common Faith of Many Colors

Compromise is often necessary to achieving peace in this world. But, as Jesus Christ’s disciples, we also need to learn to respect the negotiable limits of our faith. For example, regardless of how comfortable we might feel about… Read More

Was Your Hour Like Mine?

I used to get anxious singing Amazing Grace. It was all because of a couple of lines at the end of the second verse: “…how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed.”   They reminded me that… Read More

Easter 24/7

I justify the cost of my ignorance by remaining that way. I used to be really good at it. That’s why I never challenged the idea that the resurrection of Jesus Christ only deserved my limited attention. The Christian… Read More

The Goal of Living Predictably

A crisis always builds upon how it’s perceived, regardless of how real it is. That’s why we don’t need the news media or other political drivel to distort the effects of the Covid19 virus for us.  We seem… Read More