Apr 15, 2021 | Christian Living, The Bible
It may seem like an odd time of year to talk about suffering. We’ve just celebrated Christ’s resurrection, the wildflowers are blooming along our Texas freeways, and the happy days of spring and summer are stretching out before us. You can see the excited anticipation...
Feb 19, 2021 | Christian Living, Theology
Followers of Christ are a people looking forward to a coming day of salvation. We commonly think of salvation as an accomplished act of God brought about by the things that happened in connection with Jesus, particularly his death and resurrection. References to these...
Aug 17, 2020 | Christian Living, Higher Education
“We walk by faith not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7) is a Christian maxim that is more and more top of mind these days. At the very least, the saying means we don’t know or understand all that’s going on right now in our current circumstances, especially circumstances which...
Apr 28, 2020 | Christian Living, Psalms
I was recently asked to comment on the appropriateness of lamenting as a Christian, given the stress people are under because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In short, lament is a very appropriate response to the cruel losses and hardships of these days. The Bible not only...
Oct 9, 2019 | Christian Living, Culture
Every teacher or coach knows that giving feedback to a student is vital to the learning experience. We need to know how we’re doing. Feedback gives us information and the sooner we get the feedback the better. There’s an analogous set of truths here in the world of...
Sep 25, 2019 | Christian Living, The Bible
I’ve been writing young adult fiction for a number of years, and because of it I’ve been thinking about the flaws, failures, and virtues of the characters in the novels. I have realized in a fresh way that one of the traditional attributes my characters...
