Where Have All the Heroes Gone?
“As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” Joshua 24:15What’s with celebrities? The last few years have been littered with famous people behaving badly . . I’m sure it would only take a...
View ArticleWhat Are You Aiming For?
“Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.” 1 John 3:3Let’s talk about heaven. If you’re like me, it’s hard to get your head around it and harder still to let it grip your...
View ArticleIt’s Not Good to Be Alone
“The LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone’ ” Genesis 2:18While reading through the creation narratives in Genesis for the umpteenth time, I was struck by God’s commentary on Adam...
View ArticleBack Seat Serenade
“For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks” Matthew 12:34I’ll never forget a double date that Martie and I had with another couple in college. I was driving, which meant that my then...
View ArticleJoin the Revolution
“I am the way…” John 14:6In one of my all-time favorite Peanuts cartoons, Charlie Brown is standing on the deck of a cruise ship with a rather disheartened look on his face clutching his unfolded deck...
View ArticleMaking The Cut
[Jesus] said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” —Matthew 4:19Every year, high-school seniors apply to their favorite universities and then watch the mailbox for the letter...
View ArticleGarden Talk
“Not what I will, but what you will” Mark 14:36Okay, I have to confess . . . I like gardening. There, I said it. Sorry guys, but I do! So, liking gardens, I have often thought about how wonderful the...
View ArticleLet Me Show You to Your Room
“In my Father’s house are many rooms . . . . I am going there to prepare a place for you.” John 14:2Every once in a while when I travel to speak at a conference, the organization puts me up in a...
View ArticleThe More Things Change . . .
“The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord is on His heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; His eyes examine them” Psalm 11:4I’ll admit it—I’m a raving fan of change. I’m delighted that I can...
View ArticleFrom Fear to Faith
"The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them. Psalm 11:4I have a friend who says, “Through the years I have seen a lot of...
View ArticleJoy of Loving Jesus
"I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete." John 15:11Ever been in love? If so, you know what it means to be preoccupied. I met my wife Martie in the fall of...
View ArticleHats Off to Birthdays
“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12Hey, today’s my birthday! Don’t ask . . . I’m trying not to think about how many candles I’ll have on the cake. But...
View ArticleGetting “In The Way”
Jesus said . . . , “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” —John 14:6The ancient Romans were known for their roads, which crisscrossed their empire with...
View ArticleTattletale
"You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks." Matthew 12:34We all remember the neighborhood tattletale—not the most popular...
View ArticleGoin’ Home!
“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21At the age of 96, my Dad went home to be with the Lord. I have to tell you those last few days with him were precious days in many...
View ArticleGood Works!
“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven” Matthew 5:16 ESVI had promised my wife that I would bring her a cup of coffee...
View ArticleHey, Where’d You Get That?
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father” James 1:17One of my favorite classical works of music is The Creation. But what I like even more than the stirring sounds and...
View ArticleGraffiti on the Face of Jesus
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10The graffiti mafia struck again. I read about it in the morning paper...
View ArticleCan’t Wait
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” John 14:3Hey, for you guys out there who have forgotten, it’s Valentine’s Day!...
View ArticleFirst Church Of The Lampstand
Repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand. — Revelation 2:5I love it when churches have names like “King of Glory Lutheran Church” or “Alpha and Omega...
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