A year winds down and another starts immediately. What did we learn yesterday that helps us today and prepares, or even leads us, to tomorrow? ♦ We’re still in the bubble or even afterglow of the Christmas season. We have… Read More ›
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Merry Christmas – Believe It or Not
Whether people honor the birth of the world’s savior or celebrate a secular culture’s happy holiday season, it’s Christmas nonetheless and a time of reckoning. ♦ In a casual conversation she initiated about religions, I once asked a young Jewish coworker what she… Read More ›
Christian Holiday Drift
The birth of Jesus was fraught with uncertainty, danger, fear and hardship. It worked out well in the end. What about our own lives? ♦ When you think about it, most people associated with the very first Christmas had very… Read More ›
Christmas Prophecy and Typology
With the Christmas season comes the citing of Biblical passages that inspire and encourage. At the same time close examination may raise questions that confuse and dissuade. ♦ As mentioned in a previous post (see Nov 29, Nehemiah the Comforter), typology is common… Read More ›
Mentor Max
Mentoring is common in circles of business and faith. Max Rondoni was a mentor to me on biblical study and personally walking with Jesus. ♦ It’s been almost 5 years since I last spoke to Max. For almost 20 years he… Read More ›
Punting to Win
Losing is winning in the Christian faith. Are you willing to lose for the sake of Christ? ♦ In sports, a punt is a kick in which the ball is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground. In the context… Read More ›
A Unified Old and New Testament?
How often we are asked or consider our own doubts about the unity of the Bible? Isn’t the tone and coherence of the Old Testament so very different from the New Testament? ♦ Have you ever doubted the unity of… Read More ›
A Wife’s Prayer for Her Husband
There’s no magic here. Only power, impact and blessing in a simple daily prayer for any person, couple or young growing family. ♦ One year when my daughter was home during a college break I found her reading Wild at Heart, by John Eldredge. While… Read More ›
Big Church, Little Church
Throughout history, churches and denominations have perpetuated a small view of the Body of Christ. ♦ It’s no wonder that many skeptics look at Christianity and point to the arguments and divisions within its own entity as a reason for questioning the… Read More ›
A Brilliant Disguise?
And he said, ‘I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.’ We’ve been covering up ever since. ♦ Adam falls like a rock. He not only disobeys a direct order (eat freely… Read More ›
The Sower and the Vine
What we do and how we are “deployed” in this world is really a function of our response to the Word of God. ♦ Deployment. Several years ago this word was puzzling to me as I was hearing this term used… Read More ›
‘Last Days’ Understanding
Confusion abounds when fulfilled prophecy is interpreted as if it were unfulfilled prophecy. This error was made by the 1st century Jews and is being made today by many 21st century Christ-followers. ♦ With ongoing unrest in the Middle East,… Read More ›
Biblical Viewpoint 