I know I’m in my seasoned years of life, but it seems to me that the subject of our current sermon series has drifted far afield from how I remember it when I was growing up. Today, love seems to be more about sex than about commitment, more about getting than giving, more about … [Read more…]
I was just a few years into my first pastorate and sitting peacefully at my desk when my phone rang. On the other end, Jill (not her real name) was screaming into the receiver, “Jack” (also not his real name) “is on his way home from work and is threatening to kill me.” Jack had a protracted history … [Read more…]
When we possess that unshakable confidence that we’re loved by God and preserved for Heaven, then we’ll stand tall in the face of the fiercest opposition – like Leo, who just for distributing Bibles in a communist country, spent a year in jail (not exactly like the jails we have here). When we’re convinced of … [Read more…]
It’s no secret that Mari and I are planning our retirement strategy. Just a few of the matters that have preoccupied our contemplations have zeroed in on where we wish to live out our remaining years, when it would behoove us to sell our current residence, what furniture we ought to keep and take with … [Read more…]
At age 67, I routinely hide behind the old adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Now we all know that this is simply not true, but it does safely ensconce me in my LaLa Land of Blissful Ignorance. This old dog especially despises all the bells and whistles of the I-Phone. I make calls, … [Read more…]
