Where’s your “church?” Tradition provides that we might worship together in specific locations, having different congregations to choose from. And indeed, those different congregations are a license for us to agree to disagree about what the Bible says…. Read More

Men are always fighting wars. But they didn’t invent them. God did. And I think the Bible explains why. The first man, Adam, allowed himself to be overcome by the sin of disobedience. His wife, Eve, was deceived… Read More

My forehead’s important. So’s yours. Not because it keeps my brains from falling out. It’s also a billboard in a prime location. It can either remind me about something or proclaim to the world who or what I… Read More

We’re always looking for the red horns and trident. The problem is, wickedness commonly reveals itself incrementally, disguised in innocence, and concealed behind a neutral pretense. As a result, the Great Deceiver is able to methodically obscure the… Read More

Feeling left out normally isn’t a pleasant experience. But maturity tends to soften the blow by providing a more realistic perspective of a situation. Exclusion isn’t only something we learn to deal with. It often just becomes irrelevant…. Read More

When asked what he’s done to live a healthy life into his nineties, Clint Eastwood once quipped: “I get up every morning and I don’t let the old man in.” This sounds like a great mental strategy to… Read More

Any suggestion that gender can be exchanged or re-formulated breaches the limits of sanity. Everyone in his right mind knows this. As a logical, moral people, we know we shouldn’t even be having conversations about something so preposterous…. Read More

Some might recall a popular catchphrase of the 70’s: “Hey man, WWJD?” It was an acronym for “What would Jesus do?” Though it was seriously overworked, it was often an effective means of administering either encouragement or shame…. Read More

I’d like to think I’ve been the one who chose what I did with my life. But when I look back, that’s not completely true. Just like everybody else, I have specific needs, desires, skills and talents. So,… Read More