Establishing A Strong Family
What nation has the weakest families? A few years ago I ran into some research that gave me the answer to my question. “The State of Our Unions “, an annual report put out by the National Marriage Project at […]
Man Of Character
Anyone who has ever built a house knows how frustrating it can be when sub-contractors fail to keep their word. The entire process is held up because someone does not perform when they promised to perform. What if God had […]
Slow Food
In 1989, Carlo Petrini started a movement known as “Slow Food”. The movement exists to counter the world’s ever-increasing dependence upon fast food. These preservative-laden, mass-produced meals are neither good for us, nor for our environment, argue Petrini and his […]
Who Can Sing at a Time Like This?
Psalm 137:1-4 1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. 2 There on the poplars we hung our harps, 3 for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one […]
Building Bridges
Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in their 40 years of working together. It began with a small misunderstanding and grew into a major difference. Eventually, […]
What’s Your Metaphor?
Prov. 30:5 “…[God] is a shield to those who take refuge in him. I love the fact that God used the metaphor of a refuge to explain what life is like when you place your presence in the heart of God—instead […]
Certainty
Some time ago, I posted something about God on Facebook. Within a few minutes a young pastor replied with a rather harsh rejection of my ideas. He was quite dismissive of my supposed wisdom and proceeded to tell me just […]
Dealing With Differences
If you really want to split a church…Don’t debate the core issues like the plan of salvation, the Trinity, the Sabbath, etc. No. If you REALLY want to split a church, REDECORATE! Gather a special committee to wrestle with eternal, […]
The Creator Of Light
Scientists refer to the year 1905 as Albert Einstein’s “annus mirabilis”–his year of miracles. That year, he completed a whole series of important scientific papers, all within a few months of each other, the least of which included his theory […]
Pour Your Jar
The Coliseum in Rome was the sight of brutality and slaughter. But the games were immensely popular with the citizens. Gladiators fought for the amusement of the crowds, often forfeiting their lives for the applause of those in attendance. Attending […]
