It wasn’t that my kids lacked wonder. Their bar for it was just too low. And isn’t that us? We so often waste our wonder on trivial things, missing the grandeur of what God has placed before us. Christmas serves as an annual “wonder check,” reminding us to lift our eyes from the broken toys... Continue Reading

“I will receive you and be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters.” There is also the unspoken warning.. “I will reject you, I will not be your father, and you will not be treated as my children.” There is an echo of this sentiment and a connection to the... Continue Reading

If we’re going to celebrate religious influence at our 250th birthday, let’s get the history right. And still a good non-partisan test of religious sincerity is: where and how often does a public figure attend regular worship in his parish—as many of the founders did 250 years ago.   Protestant Christian Nationalists and other evangelicals... Continue Reading

So how do you love others in the workplace?   Some believe interpersonal relationships are the biggest problem employees face every day. Dominating personalities, control freaks, perfectionists, boss’s pets, lazy do nothings, the unreasonable, the ungrateful, the indifferent, the know-it-alls, the unfriendly, the drama queens and kings, maybe you can add to the list. As... Continue Reading

Sometimes it is the most obscure people who do the most glorious things.    OK; so she really did not (literally) “save” the world.  (I knew that title might grab your attention.)  We know that only Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world.  But this woman that I will refer to did save the... Continue Reading

Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never Is but always To be blest.[1] I’m Stuck I’ve been stuck for some time. There’s a certain person I’ve known most of my life who is very difficult to get along with. Our personalities clash, and our tastes diverge on just about everything. He doesn’t know... Continue Reading

I think as we’ve gone through these difficult seasons of waiting, I’ve gone through days and even longer stretches where I’ve needed to just rest and recover. In those moments, I’m tempted to just give up, convincing myself that I don’t have much else left to give to continue on hoping for a different outcome.... Continue Reading

Prophecies and types both point forward to Christ, but they do it in two distinct ways. Prophecies do it by directly predicting and promising the coming of Christ. Types do it by symbolizing Christ.    Prophecies as Predictions Prophecies and types are related to each other. How? Let us begin with prophecy. In the Bible, the prophets... Continue Reading

It is our Lord Jesus Christ who REALLY holds the power of death….He is already waiting for us up ahead, at the day of our own death…“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even if he dies. And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.... Continue Reading

We must therefore dispense with that extreme view of Matt. 5:39 that regards government itself as unjust in its evil-resisting capacities. And we must therefore also disregard that softer version that says government is a necessary evil in which believers may not participate. Christ did not forbid official resistance to and punishment of evil by... Continue Reading