Sometimes we don’t even know when we are “doing” church in a foolish way. I am not talking about whether or not you return to church in a mask. I am not talking about precautions you should take to manage the threat of Covid19. I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Scriptures do talk about the measurement of contentment and the writer of Ecclesiastes explains it to be “one handful.” While this might sound somewhat confusing, when we hear the context of Ecclesiastes 4 it helps us to see this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Humans seem to get very uptight when something they value in this world is under threat of loss or when we have not yet obtained that valuable prize. I want to make a case to you that a correct understanding of life as a gift under the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If I were to say to you that I hate life, you would probably not want to spend a great deal of time with me. You might find my comment a great reason to finally pick up Joel Osteen’s book in an attempt to avoid such a pessimistic view of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Before you judge the title, I don’t have a view that all philosophy is evil. As we look through the annals of church history, we can be thankful for some of the contributions of Christian thought. We should however notice the adjective I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
To say that God is my God is no small claim. Christianity is so often seen as a set of beliefs, and while many of us would say it is so much more than that, there is a great difference between conceptual acceptance and tangible reality. It is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As our governments have been grappling with both the decisions and the reach of those decisions in dealing with this crisis, I have seen many Christians expressing disagreement in ways that seem (at least to me) to have words of worry and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It’s not at all difficult to understand why coronavirus is the main topic of conversation between most humans on the planet. As I text with my family, we are often asking about restrictions and death rates and curves and governing decisions.
If you are anything like me, the Coronavirus crisis has encouraged you to think upon the Lord even more than usual. For example, today Trish and I were walking into Costco to pick up some items for our pantry. Most people were wearing masks and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If you have been reading my blogs over the last few weeks, you will notice that during this time of isolation and uncertainty, the Psalms of David have been not only a great encouragement to my soul, but a great source of wisdom to face our...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
