The Cost of Discipleship
It happened again last Sunday: someone shaking my hand at the door after church said, “I just love that blessing you use. Can you make me a copy of it?” I love it, too – that’s why I just about always use it when I
Category Archives: Faith & Witness
This Graced Life: Parenthood
The face on TV was talking about the latest celebrity couple to break-up after just six months of marriage: the grounds for divorce were “irreconcilable differences.” Ada, my wife, looked at me over her glasses and said, “You and I have had irreconcilable differences for
The Christian Walk
Christian life is a road that takes dedication and, perseverance. It is a life that if held true, can bring many rewards. The fact that many do not find Jesus till it is almost too late, or they are at the jumping off place should
Just for Today: A Christmas Wish
Have you ever witnessed the wonder and delight on the faces of young children as they catch a glimpse, through a partially opened door, of a Christmas tree laden with gifts? Or seen the excitement as the Christmas light suddenly blaze forth from trees and
Which Way Home?
What a bother it must have been! In the dead of winter having to walk well over eighty miles (and that’s as the ‘crow flies’!) simply to go from their home in Nazareth to get to Bethlehem to take a census! In the dead of
I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal
I’m just an old chunk of coal, But I’m gonna be a diamond some day, I’m gonna grow and glow ’til I’m so blue pure perfect, I’m gonna put a smile on ev’rybody’s face. I’m gonna kneel and pray ev’ry day, Lest I should become
Divine Inspiration
People often come up with funny analogies to describe God – “God the Artist,” “God the Teacher,” “God the Composer,” or “God The Counselor,” to name a few. The most interesting one I heard recently was “God the Theme Park Ride Restraint System,” holding us
Discovering Our Glory
It may come as a surprise to many readers that Christianity teaches that we are fundamentally good. Most people think that Christianity only teaches that we are basically evil creatures and only Jesus can save us from our evil ways. But there is a strain
I Do Believe in Fairies! I Do! I Do!
I do believe in fairies. And I’m going to clap my hands and shout it at the top of my lungs, just like Peter Pan did to save Tinkerbell from Captain Hook. Do you remember that scene in Peter Pan after Captain Hook has poisoned
Re-Imaging as a Way of Discovering God-Within-Us
In this world of multi-media and ‘the age of information,’ we can find someone who says something about anything. What I mean is this: if you want to go out and find an article that tells you “God hates shrimp,” you can find it and