On Plans and Planning
A new year began last week. An old year passed away. To mark that, I spent five days writing up a comprehensive review of the last year, and planning for the year ahead. In the course of writing up a … Continued
On Greatness
I began surveying and considering greatness at a young age. In high school, of my own volition, I read Shakespeare, Adam Smith, Isaac Asimov, and J.R.R. Tolkien. And I was struck by how well they wrote, and how creative and … Continued
Moving Our Embassy To Jerusalem Versus Turning The Other Cheek
Moving Our Embassy To Jerusalem This morning I am contemplating what Jesus meant by telling us to turn the other cheek. Consider his words in Matthew’s gospel. “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and … Continued
The Most Unlikely Of Entrances: Christ The Savior Is Born
For two millennia, the birth of Jesus Christ has been observed and celebrated. Over time, it seems a great deal of varnish has built up over the original characters and circumstances. Even in just my 31 Christmases so far, a … Continued
What Is Truth?
What is truth? On the surface, it seems a simple question. Yet as personal experience and much of human history reveal, the answering of the question is much more complicated than the asking. The subject of truth comes up often … Continued
Martin Luther, Book Burning, and Suppression Of Dissent In Our Day
We recently started reading Eric Metaxas’ new book about Martin Luther; not at all for the recent 500th anniversary of the Reformation, mind you. We just thought it sounded interesting. Anyway. I am struck by something. Martin Luther challenged the … Continued
Do Not Be Like The Hypocrites, But Let Your Light Shine
Last week we discussed man’s nature with regards to choosing wisdom and righteousness. We visited Ecclesiastes. There Solomon asks what advantage the wise man has over the fool, or the righteous man over the wicked. We also looked at passages … Continued
A Time To Sleep, And A Time To Read Ecclesiastes
Earlier this week, I found myself awake and unable to sleep at 3:15 AM. This happened not once, but twice. And I have no idea why. My alarm both mornings was set to 6:00 AM. Maybe I just needed to … Continued
The Biblical Bare Necessities On Nudity, Modesty, Beauty, and Sex
What should our attitude be about things like nudity, modesty, beauty, and sex? For the Christian, what does the Bible say? Where the world around us is desperately lost and the culture within the church sometimes embraces arbitrary traditions and … Continued
On The Ejection of Pastor Jordan Hall From a Dickinson Church
Wednesday and Thursday, I received a series of messages from my wife and four friends in the Sidney, Montana area. All said something like “Thought you might find this interesting,” along with a link to the same story in The … Continued