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

It wasn’t actually a physical place, but I spent a lot of time there.   Even though I knew a certain level of responsibility was expected from me, I was convinced I was a work in progress, and… Read More

I couldn’t help notice the young man squirming impatiently in the pew. It continued until the sacraments of The Lord’s Supper ritual were eventually distributed to him and the rest of us present in the local congregation. But… Read More

Human freedom has always been achieved by choice. But that’s not something that’s recently been disclosed in a New York Times Best Seller paperback. These pathetic cycles from enslavement into liberation and back into bondage over the past… Read More

There’s an innocent four-letter word that must always be defined by context. It can be used to suggest either apprehension or deep respect. But I can’t use ’em both ways at the same time. For how can I… Read More

Being a teachable man is both humbling and enlightening. I was recently at a basketball game where my grandchildren attend a private Christian school. As I’d noticed before, the bleachers weren’t packed with parents and other supporters from… Read More

Weeping and gnashing my teeth is something I hope to avoid in the future. Not just because it sounds like an unpleasant situation to me, but because Jesus Christ Himself warned His disciples [at least] seven times that… Read More