A tragic accident after a series of premonitions and anxious prayer. Is God real or is life coincidental? Does God care or are all things just random? ♦ The young teenager believes in God but struggles with teenage angst and rebellion…. Read More ›
Suffering
A Spiritual Breakdown
Broken with guilt? Real healing and restoration comes not from therapists, medication, and good intentions, but rather from depths of one’s spirit. How do you do that? ♦ We all know the feelings and impact of guilt, in ourselves and in… Read More ›
Healing and Prayer – Does It Work?
Does it really work? What does the Bible say? What is truth and what is myth when it comes to sickness, healing and prayer? ♦ The text came in at 5:00 in the morning. My otherwise healthy wife was admitted… Read More ›
A Woman on a Plane
A friendly conversation turns curiously deep and reveals the underlying questions about life in the hearts and minds of all of us. ◊ She was a quietly assured woman sitting next to me on a 4-hour flight. As is the case… Read More ›
And Who Would Jesus Blame?
All are horrified by the killings of innocents. Why such hate? Why such evil inflicted on others? What do we do? How do we pray? Who would Jesus blame? ◊ Another tragic school shooting. This time at a Catholic school… Read More ›
RUTH 4 – An Obedient Resolution
God’s plans are not thwarted. The Bible reveals a long-term play of God’s plans for this world and mankind. A key theme is obedience. We get a further glimpse of this as this 4 chapter BOOK of RUTH closes out. ♦… Read More ›
Super Bowl Greatness?
Should be a great game this weekend. If you care. Who defines what is Great? Is it about accomplishment and personal triumph? Then what about great personal loss? What, in fact, is truly greater? ◊ I used to care more… Read More ›
Best of Christmas Viewpoints
Merry Christmas! The details in and around Christmas invoke awe and wonder. They can calm and awaken our heart, mind, and spirit. Select and read here from a variety of thought-provoking stories and perspectives. ◊ Each year at this time I… Read More ›
Best of Thanksgiving Stories
Relax, pull up a chair, and read some Thanksgiving stories with elements you may have never heard before. Pass them on to your children and friends. Happy Thanksgiving! ◊ Here we go again. That beautiful time of year when we… Read More ›
When Goals & Dreams Fall Short
Have you ever wanted something so much that it crushed you when things fell through? Does that loss cause you to question God? ◊ In the afterglow of the Olympics, one might consider one’s own big dreams that were met… Read More ›
The Rise and Fall of Kings
That leaders or nations are good or evil is not indicative of the truth of God, what matters is their adherence to and reverence for the truth of God. ◊ With another ‘shot heard round the world’, a nation already… Read More ›
A City on a Hill?
Actually, there should be little doubt that America was founded as a Christian nation. Why do we argue this? Does it really matter? Yes, it does. ◊ On another 4th of July, this one now 248 years after the founding… Read More ›
