As I interact with people from all over the world, I have noticed that whenever someone shares their religion, they talk about a dark world, evil or hell. In their minds, how people live their lives hinges on some sort of eternal destiny, either a happy or sad one. Except for many Christians. We don’t […]
You are a firework. Anyone who knows me, knows I have a penchant for fireworks, globes and birthdays. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to […]
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, ‘Love your neighbor… as yourself. It wasn’t until a few months ago that “as yourself” jumped off the […]
My son never stops moving. One Saturday after finishing his morning chores, he went to the skate park, then the pool. After dinner, he went back to the pool again. In and out of the house he went all day long. Until he got a splinter. Then everything stopped. So there’s my strapping teenage son […]
It is happening to all of us. We do some online shopping for something like a pair of sunglasses. We click around for a while, flirt with the idea of buying a pair, but then don’t. Later we log into e-mail and those same sunglasses appear in the sidebar along with similar ones, hoping we […]
A few weeks ago I visited my daughter in Ohio and left early one morning while it was still dark and raining. I was in unfamiliar territory and had trouble seeing. Within minutes after departure, I missed the first exit ramp I was supposed to take. I glanced at the GPS as it re-routed me […]
Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? (Psalm 15:1) Are you interested? The checklist is sandwiched between the first and last verses of Psalm 15. It’s a great list! Here are the standards of the Lord: Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right. […]
The world lost a giant in the faith this week. Ravi Zacharias went to be with Jesus after a swift battle with cancer. I have been teary-eyed for the last several weeks as I prayed for his final days at home. I imagined what it must have been like to say good-bye to his last […]
Some of my friends in other countries are just now entering COVID lockdown, some states in America are opening up in patchwork fashion, and everyone seems to be discussing why God has allowed the COVID-19 pandemic that forced us into our homes for an extended period of time. The most common positive answers I hear […]
Last spring my daughter gifted me with a purple orchid in full bloom. You can see in this photo from a year ago that it was beautiful, but I immediately expressed concern that it would not thrive under my care. I am absolutely terrible at caring for plants! But my dad shared a secret about […]
