Alive to God

Alive to God

Recently a new president was installed at our alma mater. The local pastor who brought the charge to the new president said: “The greatest gift I can bring to the people of my congregation is not my administrative skill. The greatest gift I can give to my people is...
Balanced Expectation

Balanced Expectation

The young geniuses have some expectations. They plan to storm the scientific community and render a vast service to humanity. Maybe they will discover the mystery of perpetual motion. We wish them well. In 1947 Allen Dulles, head of the C.I.A., said the American...
Why the Good News Isn’t as Good as It Should Be

Why the Good News Isn’t as Good as It Should Be

Making the Good News Truly Good Again The Good News Is Not Very Good . . . . . . because the bad news is not very bad. The reason we can hear about Jesus dying for our sins with a yawn is because we do not think we are seriously damaged by sin. We have heard that...
Individuality

Individuality

“I can’t go in these” was a statement of individuality. The shepherd boy of Samuel 17:36-39 was about to face the Philistine giant Goliath in individual combat. King Saul was trying to assist him toward victory by providing his own armor and sword. Yet David was...