Engaging Well – A Response to Myself

Welp. That didn’t go as planned, or maybe it did. Or maybe I didn’t really have a plan. In case you are wondering what I’m talking about, this morning I posted a “hot-take” response to President Trump holding a Bible in front of an Episcopal Church in DC. The post exploded. Some agreed. Some disagreeing. […]

The Cancer – COVID Connection

“The lie is that contentment is found at the end of the trial, not in the middle of it.” New post – The Cancer-COVID Connection.

Learning from Israel’s Thankfulness

Israel was really good at expressing thankfulness to God. The book of Ezra records a time when the Israelites were returning to their land to rebuild the temple many years after it had been destroyed, and they had been exiled as punishment for their rejection of God. God promised not only to punish them for […]

#ChesterBennington and The Fight

The 90s-early 2000’s were my jam. I was a musician playing clubs and I connected with many of the artists and their music. Today, many of the lead singers of these bands are no longer with us. Lane Staley, Scott Weiland, Chris Cornell, and the one that hit the hardest for me – Chester Bennington […]

Be a Man…

In a world where there has already been much confusion – gender confusion is unsurprising. What does it mean to “be a man?” There is no shortage of opinions. What do we do when we need to know truth? We go to the source of truth. God’s word – the Bible is where God has […]

God of Our Own Understanding

Several times this week I’ve been confronted by others perspectives on God. At an AA meeting, celebrating a friend’s sobriety, I heard testimony from others about how they trusted in God – “as they understood Him.” A best-selling book has become a movie and will most likely make millions – but yet it portrays God in a […]

Adoption, the Gospel, and Fairness

Nearly 2 years ago I received a call from my wife that I had received many times before. She told me that DYFS called and they want to place a foster child in our home. We’ve said ‘yes’ to 7 children previously, but this one seemed different. 4 month old baby boy. Undernourished. Almost definite we […]

Walking in Thankfulness

“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” (Colossians 2:6–7 ESV) Paul is writing to the church, Christians, reminding them of the gospel and encouraging them. As you are Christians – then […]

How Firm a Foundation

My iPhone, as reliable and critical to my life as it is, does have its quirks. For example, every once in a while it apparently downloads and plays random music from my collection. On this morning’s ride to the office, I had originally planned on catching up on my sermon listening, but apparently I didn’t […]

The Massive Importance of His Sacrifice

The bottom line is that what today traditionally represents, the sacrifice of Jesus, is massively important. Everything hinges on who Jesus is and what he came to do. There is much confusion – some say Jesus was a good teacher, a kind man, even a “perfect man” – and the usual answer to the question […]