Presentation is Everything
Time is a frustrating device indeed. Sometimes we need it to pass quickly, but more often, we simply can’t come up with enough of it. One thing is certain though, we have to live and operate within its… Read More
Wearing the Face of Jesus
Just finding myself on the right side of the good fight isn’t always enough. Knowing why I’m there is just as important. If I say that I’ve set myself apart from the depravity this world reveres, I need… Read More
Indulge in Spiritual Carbs
It doesn’t take me long to get my fill of something. That’s because everyone has a limit to what he can consume and digest, regardless of its palatability. I’m sure Rod Serling understood this well. As a teenager,… Read More
The Power of Insufficiency
For years I struggled with the notion that I could be strong when I was weak. I’m talking about after I chose to repent and lay down my life for Jesus Christ. I just couldn’t seem to get… Read More
The Right Way to They
There’s a passage in the Bible that just won’t preach. Maybe it’s because “the devil’s in the pronouns.” After all, any pastor willing to provoke the flock to Scriptural literacy is bound to open up a can of… Read More
Get Buried…and Raised in His Likeness!
I’ve had my share of ritual washings. As an infant in a Presbyterian family, I was sprinkled with holy water—or so I’ve been told. Then, when I was twenty-six years old, my wife and I agreed to be… Read More
The Lost Element of Faith
What does it take to be bold? If we could track the human thought processes during periods of crisis or apprehension, all roads would eventually lead back to one anticipated fear: We become bold when we perceive something… Read More
Don’t Saddle Me Bro’!
I used to think the apostle Paul’s letter to the churches of Galatia was all about circumcision—perhaps the last word on whether or not Jesus Christ’s male disciples should continue to have “skin in the game.” And, to some… Read More
Who Lets the Dogs Out?
A tough thought is a hard dog to keep under the porch. I’m sure a lot of psychoanalysts would say that’s a good thing. Even so, we always kick that mutt back under there when he sticks his… Read More
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Posted: December 2, 2019 by cjournalme
Go Faithfully or Go Home
I’ve got enough to be concerned about without trying to manipulate the climate. As part of the human race, I’m obligated to abide in the Lord’s directive given to the first man Adam—that is, to “…be fruitful and… Read More