Jul 29, 2015 | Christian Living, Culture, Psalms, The Bible
Years ago when my kids were little, I punished one of the boys for something. My wife Sue told me later, “You know, he didn’t do that.” I still cringe when I remember that. He was just a little guy, and I went to him and apologized. After my son was an adult I told...
Jul 22, 2015 | Christian Living, Family
I recall counseling a woman years ago when I was a young pastor. I’d learned some counseling techniques in seminary—in those days we were taught to rely on Rogerian Mirroring—but I quickly found that those techniques were not always adequate. I’d been taught that...
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...
Feb 9, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
Give us this day our daily bread. Years ago, one of my seminary professors quite rightly pointed out that the Lord’s Prayer does not say, “Give us this day our daily cake.” The kind of bread that we buy in stores probably would not sustain life for...
Nov 26, 2014 | Christian Living, Psalms, Romans, The Bible
Thankfulness is part and parcel of the Christian faith. We can see this in the Psalms, where thanksgiving is found in virtually every Psalm. The Psalmist reacted with gratitude and exuberance whenever he realized that God had delivered him and his people. That’s...
