Leaping

In November of 2017 my son had an infection that had morphed into a flesh eating bacteria. We discovered on the way down, that emergency surgery was going to be a thing. The surgery was successful, but there would be a long road of recovery. My wife made the decision to stay down and provide… Read More ›

Average and Yes

Our mistake is that we think that God would surely choose the truly important people to carry out his will. You know, the Spiritual Superstars. The A listers of holiness. Surely he would not choose a teenage girl from a poor little dusty village to be the mother of the Messiah. And if this village… Read More ›

Hidden Blessings

Sometimes the blessings of God are hidden. Sometimes I think God does this on purpose, hoping we will spend time and effort seeking – kind of like a treasure hunt. I think Jesus may have said something about a treasure hidden in a field. And sometimes we simply cannot see the blessings because our expectations… Read More ›

The Movement of God

The focus of the Story is the movement of God. Ah, but within that movement there is also the tale of those whom God chooses to move through. This is not about salvation. This is about who God chooses to accomplish his will; to carry the message of God to kings; to lead the people… Read More ›

The Story

Some stories are important and need to be told over and over again. The significance is life-changing; life-affirming; life-warning. There is something hauntingly beautiful in the story of Corrie Ten Boom. It is the story of one family risking everything to help Jewish people escape the horrors of the Nazi machine which had invaded the… Read More ›

The Physician

Why do you go to the doctor? It is time for my annual checkup. I’m not super motivated. I feel fine. I mean, other than the occasional aches and pains that comes along with getting older. I have felt a little light headed lately, but you know what, I’m fine. I have a friend who… Read More ›

Glory

You messed up! You damaged the relationship! It is all on you! Until you accept the truth of this you will not grasp the glory of Yahweh’s Presence. Some people read the Bible with jaded hearts seeing inconsistencies and reasons to cast dispersions upon God. Is he seeking redemption or control? Is he the Savior… Read More ›

The Heart of Worship

I believe worship is extremely important. But I also believe that most of our fighting over worship boils down to what we want. We waltz on in and complain about not starting on time – those people and their fellowshipping, actually enjoying one another’s company. Then we get unhappy about the song selection.

Who’s a Saint

Who is a saint? We disclaim any claim to sainthood when we mess up; “I’m no saint, you know.” This seems to imply that saints don’t mess up. They don’t struggle with sin. They don’t wrestle with doubts. And hey, are saints dead people who lived an otherwise unobtainable existence for us normal slugs –… Read More ›

Amazing Yaweh

Periodically, I show the series “The Bible” to the students at a youth correction facility. The scenes depicting the Israelites in the wilderness make me laugh. Maybe they had money constraints. Who knows? But the Israelites are depicted as this small band of wanderers. You know, a small band of maybe a couple hundred which… Read More ›