Back in high school, I stood head and shoulders below the academic elite. I sat comfortably in that scholastic range of mediocrity. B’s and C’s dominated on all my report cards. Unfortunately – for me…
Back in the late winter of 2013, in the months prior to resigning from my former pastorate, my emotional state resembled a roller coaster on steroids. The up part, as with a roller coaster being…
All members of the political Right and Left agree that the recent killing sprees of Patrick Crusius in El Paso, TX and Connor Betts in Dayton, OH were unconscionable, several of them calling both young…
I have preached more than 1200 sermons over the course of my pastoral career. I have taught who knows how many Sunday School classes and Bible studies? I have counseled scores of people using the…
The Bible declares that “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” But what does this look like in real life? For people who have yet to believe in the Good News (gospel)…
It requires two key components for a Major League baseball player to be selected for admission into its prestigious Hall of Fame. First, the player must have enjoyed a stellar career, the tops at his…