Hold Me
Some years ago I preached a sermon series from the book of Exodus titled, “Deliverance”. I find in the Exodus story a metaphor for the way God delivers us from every evil that Satan uses to entrap us. Pastor and […]
Mike Tucker
He Makes It Possible
C.S. Lewis once responded to a statement made by another biblical scholar who noted that he didn’t “care for” the Sermon on the Mount but “preferred” the Pauline ethics. Lewis’ response made it clear that he was bothered by the […]
Typical or Exceptional?
Some years ago, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, professor of eastern ethics at Oxford University, made the comment that Christians are just ordinary people making extraordinary claims. Yet elsewhere, Dr. Radhakrishnan seemed to make an extraordinary claim himself: “Jesus is not exceptional […]
An Amazing Choice
William Bradford was the first governor of Plymouth Plantation and was deeply committed to Christ. He boarded the Mayflower in 1620 with his wife, Dorothy, and sailed to America seeking a refuge to worship freely with likeminded believers. William knew […]
The Father Who Runs
Rembrandt’s massive painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, hangs on the walls of the St. Petersburg Hermitage Museum. It is one of the last paintings the artist ever completed and remains one of his most loved works. In the […]
His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Written in 1905, “His Eye is on the Sparrow” is a hymn loved by millions. Civilla Martin based the hymn on words spoken by Christ to the disciples. “Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of […]
A Father’s Perfection
The documentary movie The March of the Penguins follows the Emperor Penguins of Antarctica on their incredible journey through ice and snow to mating grounds up to 70 miles inland. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this beautiful film captures the drama […]
She Ain’t Heavy
Danielle LaNoue, a high school student, was competing in a cross-country race when she experienced a runner’s worst nightmare: her knee buckled and gave out. She collapsed in agony, made an attempt to get up and walk, and then collapsed […]
Avoid Spiritual Fad Diets
After my friend in college turned orange, she realized that her attempts to look more attractive were making things worse. For days, we jokingly called her “the human carrot.” That’s all she ate. Carrots…with a side order of…carrots. For three […]
Let The Big Guy Play
I don’t know what his real name was, but our head coach told us to call him Coach Beef. He was our assistant coach. I was in the eighth grade, and I was playing football. I’ll never forget Coach Beef […]
