Bullying Can Backfire

Bullying Can Backfire

Three hundred thousand Northern soldiers died in the American Civil War (1861-1865).  The southern part of America had suffered the loss of 270,000 soldiers. Many in the north wanted a hard peace.  Senators Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens wanted the South punished...
God is God

God is God

“You have landed on the toughest question we have all wondered about” I told a college freshman.  “It has stumped people of all eras and centuries. I chewed on this question 45 years ago.”  When I was in seminary, all of us young theologs debated this hot...
New Significance

New Significance

Jesus came to be baptized by John in the Jordan River (John 1:29-34). Twice the desert prophet acknowledged, “I did not know Jesus [as the Redeemer].” v. 31 “I did not know Him . . . .”v. 33 “I would not have known Him . . . .”   What did he mean?  It can’t mean...
Right Where He’s Supposed to Be

Right Where He’s Supposed to Be

My wife just finished reading Rosanna White’s  A Song Unheard.  The heroine is a young girl who heard music in her head.  For a long time she enjoyed mental music, but was frustrated in her attempts to write out the notes. It took her many years before she was able to...
What God is Doing…

What God is Doing…

. . . in each of our lives is what is valuable.  Being transparent about what is going on is the basis of genuine fellowship.  We connect with other believers around shared experiences of spiritual progress.  So here is mine  (please send me / us...