Jun 22, 2015 | Christian Living, Family, Romans
I recall when my father passed away. He had been bed-ridden for some time, and his body was weak. I remember looking at his hands, with their bruises and IV needles. He had big, strong hands with beautiful long fingers that could wrap around a baseball. So many...
Jun 17, 2015 | Christian Living, Family
I recall getting into quite a bind once when I was a youngster. I had lied about damaging a neighbor’s property. My father told me I would have to go over to the neighbor’s house to face them. I said, “But dad, what am I going to tell them?” He looked...
Jun 15, 2015 | Christian Living, Church History, The Bible
I can still recall the first time I ever put on a Little League uniform. I was just a little boy, but I remember feeling surprised at how difficult it was for me to put on my belt. You see, baseball pants have not traditionally had belt loops. They have a fabric...
Jun 10, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
In Acts 2 on the Day of the Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended upon the people gathered in Jerusalem, and the miracle of languages took place. The Bible says the people were amazed: And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another,...
Jun 8, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
King Balak feared that the Israelites would overwhelm his nation. He had good reason to feel afraid; the book of Numbers tells us that the children of Israel had already defeated several neighboring countries when they reached Balak’s kingdom. The news of their...
Jun 4, 2015 | Christian Living, Romans, The Bible
The hymn writer has rightly said that “Grace is greater than all our sin.” When we look at the fact that God’s grace is more abundantly powerful than our capacity to turn away from Him, we sometimes conclude–wrongly–that we are therefore free...
May 28, 2015 | Culture, The Bible, Theology
The Christian faith can be described using five distinct labels: Historical theology Eschatology Religious experience A mission An ethic The Christian Faith is a Historical Theology On the one hand, the Christian faith is a historical theology; that is, it points to...
May 26, 2015 | Christian Living, Culture, Higher Education
I wish our world were such that we could speak in a light and breezy tone about the future to our graduates, but, of course, that’s not the kind of world in which we live. The Psalmist reminds us that the Lord prepares a table for us in the presence of our enemies....
May 20, 2015 | Christian Living, Culture, The Bible
When I was a youngster, I used to love it when my dad would tell me stories about Dizzy Dean. Dizzy Dean was a character. He was full of baloney and malarkey, but when it came to his own baseball skills, he was such a good pitcher that he could pull off almost...
May 18, 2015 | Christian Living, Church History, Family
Sue and I were on the Island of Patmos years ago, at the Grotto of St. John where, according to tradition, John was given the visions that make up our book of Revelation. You might think that the secluded monastery in that place would be peaceful, but we had to laugh...
