I recently stumbled over yet another place where Jesus sets up the literalists for failure. It seems he did that a number of times. One time...

 Let's start with some backstory. A few years back, some friends of mine began teaching a new doctrine (well, new to me, anyway) that of...

 I found myself thinking about the Judgment of our works that Revelation chapter 20 talks about. I refer to this as big-screen day. I don...

 In John 7, there’s an interesting interaction between Jesus and his brothers: Jesus' brothers said to him, "Leave Galilee and go t...

I like my coffee strong. A couple of times a week, I make a very large pot of “cold brew fork coffee.” One pot will last me a couple of day...

There's an uncomfortable truth about the human species: Ain't a single one of us that's perfect. Well, except the Creator God wh...

I was talking with God about Exodus 33, one of my favorite conversations in the Old Testament. And if I’m honest, sometimes one of the most ...

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...

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...

For some time, I’ve been praying some pretty significant prayers about somebody close to me. There were some changes that I thought would be...

I learned an interesting lesson from my chickens some time ago, from their pecking order. And then I realized something new about them just ...

I have run into hundreds of Christians who maintain the view that if something happens in their life, it must be God’s will. They completely...

Last fall, I had a revelation about my garden, and it ’ s impacting how I prepare for this spring ’ s planting. I was wandering through my g...

I was at a big Christian worship-and-prayer festival at my state’s capitol campus. It was actually pretty good. I should mention that my sta...

I’m convicted this morning that sometimes we – that sometimes  I  – have used the promises of God as an incantation, his Word as a talisman....

It has been said that “Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it.” If we apply this personally, we could say, “Those who fail ...

I have to say that this year’s Christmas was something special. I was sitting in my “Papa Chair” with generations of my family scattered aro...

In my reading today, this stood out to me. I suspect that there’s a principle for me here. Maybe for your too. Joshua 7: 11  “Israel has sin...