Select Page
Compromise

Compromise

by | Aug 1, 2025

We have all done it…and likely for the same reasons.  Consider this example: James Harris, the 1975 African-American quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams football team, had been winning football games with his skill and precision.  But according to head...
God’s Counter-Culture

God’s Counter-Culture

by | Aug 1, 2025

Counter-culture, a term of our day, was also a reality of the Judges period.  All of the cultures around Israel had kings. Israel did not.  Why? Gideon leads his men To understand why, let’s back up and think about the context—the Old Testament....
Weekend Wonder vs. Known, Steady Soldier

Weekend Wonder vs. Known, Steady Soldier

by | Jul 14, 2025

Recently we were in Kathmandu, Nepal. A kind pastor not only gave us their bedroom, but invited me to preach at his church.  I was the weekend wonder.  Later, I wrote the following which Pastor Umesh Bishunke read to his people:...
The Maturing of Judah

The Maturing of Judah

by | Jun 12, 2025

 In Genesis 38, Judah, the third oldest son of Jacob, comes off as self-righteous and hypocritical.  But by the time we get to Genesis 44, Judah has matured.  He is self-sacrificing, putting concern for his father above his own freedom.  What a...
What Is Biblical Fellowship

What Is Biblical Fellowship

by | May 6, 2025

I John 1:1-4   The fullest description in the Bible of fellowship is found in I John 1:1-4.  “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched – this we proclaim...
No More Company

No More Company

by | Oct 29, 2024

“I Don’t Want More Company!” (Becoming a Person of Grace) We were cleaning our vacation rental after a wonderfully relaxing week at the beach which had followed another relaxing week at my sister’s cottage. I wasn’t particularly enjoying cleaning the cottage and...