The Bible contains lies. It says so.  Let me back up. I’ve just finished the book of Job. That’s a hard read, for me, anyway. The book has s...

Here’s a thing that happens among men, particularly among strong men, good men. Men of honor. Consider with me.  (Caution: all kinds of PC t...

Kids do stuff. They discover. They play. They have chores to do. I've been watching some kids grow up over the years. Some of them have ...

 Papa took me to school the other day. I was driving somewhere or the other, minding my own business chugging down the freeway on cruise con...

It's been chewing on me for a while, now. Not sure why, but it's sure been good motivation for prayer. I've had my attention dra...

Think with me for a moment. • Sometimes God’s plans for us are bigger than we are. So he needs to increase US before he can release those pl...

Point One: God has proven himself to be a skiled planner. If you look at the remarkable number (hundreds!) of advance plans (sometimes calle...

Do you remember when you learned how to ride a bicycle? Your world changed that day. Before you knew how to ride a bike, you were a pede...

“Transactionalism” is the belief that if I do this thing, then God will do that thing. It says that if I do the right things, then God wil...

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...

I gradually drifted toward wakefulness the other morning. I rubbed my eyes, and looked at the clock, and rubbed them again. This was later...

Isaiah 61 begins, “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has s...

Back when Seattle’s Kingdome was still up, I had an interesting experience there. I was with some friends who were setting up for a Prom...

Conversation, even online conversation, is a useful tool for discovering what’s in the heart, discovering what you’ve begun to believe tha...

I really love listening to the Bible. I’ve been listening through the gospels recently. And wouldn’t you know it? It got me thinking a...

I’ve been struck by how much vitriol and, well, hatred that there is toward certain congressional leaders among Christians. I’m struck by ...

Conversation, even online conversation, is a useful tool for discovering what’s in the heart, discovering what you’ve begun to believe...

“On the day Pentecost was being fulfilled, all the disciples were gathered in one place.   Suddenly they heard the sound of a violent blas...

It was one of those days where it seemed there were more crazy people on the roads than usual: cars pulling out right in front of me, ...

Authority is always given, never taken.  That’s pretty much immutable. Father could claim authority in my life in his role as my creat...