My prayers have changed. I feel the need to reflect on those changes. I guess that's pretty normal, for us to pray differently over tim...

“Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, ‘This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accor...

I've had a few people in my life over the years that seemed to see me as a sugar daddy. Whatever they wanted, they told me about it and...

What part of your being do you engage in order to think things through? We're talking about study and fact-finding and evaluating detail...

Here’s an awkward question: what constitutes a marriage? The Bible has lots of wisdom about how to make your marriage good, and a fair bit...

Early in our marriage, we realized that marriage is work. If our marriage was going to be as good as we knew it could be, as we hoped it wou...

Matthew 14 tells this story. As soon as the meal was finished, [Jesus] insisted that the disciples get in the boat and go on ahead to ...

There were some remarkably talented musicians in the heyday of rock & roll, back in the 70’s and such. Have you ever noticed that ...

Odd thought just crossed my mind. Romans 5 is happening, or something like it.   We’re sure seeing a lot of the works of darkness revealed o...

“Watch out!” “Keeping watch” “Watchman” The idea is consistent: pay attention; notice what’s going on. See what there is to see; hear ...

James and John wanted to sit at Jesus’ side in glory. They wanted to be close (and, given the context, they wanted to be big shots). [...

Jesus promised us that our growth would be rewarded with pruning. We think, “Pruning? That’s cutting! That’s taking things away! That can’...

When we don’t question our beliefs, when we just accept what others have told us (whether from a pulpit, from a seminary, or from a publica...

May I share something kind of strange? OK. Thanks. I've been thinking (yes, again ) !  (I do that.) It seems to me that the fir...

May I share with you my dream, and its sequel? I’ve never been a big one for dreaming, and until this dream, I’d never, until this dream, r...

I don’t know if I’ve ever told you that I’m adopted. I was adopted by my Father at a very young age. I love my Father. He’s the best Dad in ...

Sometimes it was in the morning, if I was able to drag myself out of bed. Mornings were my preference, and before too long, this confirmed n...

Our history with God is a history of covenants. Covenants between God and mankind. This is how the mighty Creator King and the human specie...