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

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

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

Sometimes a word is dirty just by association. A good example would be the term “sensualism,” a human condition precipitated by any kind of gratification to the senses—that is, by touch, sight, hearing, smell or taste.  The senses… Read More

I hear this question raised too many times: “Why do people who call themselves Christians rarely find the courage to act upon that conviction when they’re challenged on a personal level?” One could argue, of course, that there’s… Read More

Some would argue that adoption isn’t what it used to be. Even though the legal process behind it has remained somewhat unchanged over the past two millennia, most decisions to assume custody of another person have evolved from… Read More