I’ve got a question, and it’s not a Biblical one, but one that continues to baffle me: “Why is it that churches all across America today so routinely use the term, “Grace”, but then effectively redefine it by what they teach?” What do I mean? First off, let me reiterate the Bible’s definition of “Grace”. … [Read more…]
Sometimes pure logic is translated by others as insignificant illogic. Take for example, my son. Andrew, who like his dad before him, was not exactly a stellar college student. Yea, he graduated with a 3.0, which is good, but it’s certainly short of great. But what would torque me was when he would bring home … [Read more…]
When the “handwriting on the wall” for my departure from my previous pastorate couldn’t be more clear, one of my friends said to me, “Don’t worry, I’ve got your back”. Days later, I resigned – and that friend has barely spoken to me since. Then last New Year’s, another friend wrote to me something similar: … [Read more…]
When my son, Andy, was but a toddler, I took him to a local hobby shop. Both of us were fascinated with model trains. We wanted to add something to our platform, maybe another set of switches, or maybe a new boxcar. What we looked for was thoroughly unimportant. But what was inestimably important was … [Read more…]
Any question that begins with the term, “Where?”, can mean one of a few things. It may be intended to be philosophic: “Where is your brain?” In other words, “What were you thinking?” The question may be practical: “Honey, where did you put the remote this time?” Or the question may betray frantic desperation: “Honey, … [Read more…]