October 2nd, 2017 
Another mass shooting—an all-too-common phenomenon that has become part of our cultural landscape.
The perpetrators, often called psychopaths and madmen, leave people searching for explanations and motives. Many ask, “What is our world coming to?” and “When will this stop?”
Voices from the Twitter-sphere: “senseless” “unfathomable” “no words to express.”
People are asking sincere questions. The same responses keep circulating on social media without providing real answers.
Perhaps it’s time we take …
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September 19th, 2017 
With loved ones living in Florida, I listened intently to the weather channel for the duration of Hurricane Irma. Days ahead the meteorologists were plotting the path of the hurricane and describing the potential for destruction, warning residents to prepare. I was struck by these words announced by what I presumed to be a brilliant meteorologist “This is all we know, now we have to keep our fingers crossed.” Really?
A few days later …
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August 22nd, 2017 
Now is a good time to check in with the memorizers in our community. Memorizing Scripture can be compared to bicycling. Learning a new passage is like pedaling hard, exploring new territory, and enjoying the beauty of the experience. Coasting is more like reviewing your passage, going at a slower pace. Both pedaling and coasting are part of the process.
With summer fading and fall soon upon us, it might be time to …
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August 12th, 2017 
For 27 years I’ve been memorizing from the NIV 1984. On occasion someone will say something like, “That’s the one with errors in it.” When I ask what those errors are, very few can back up their position. Yes, I’ve read the critiques and debates over various translations.
When I went to seminary 2006-2011, I learned more about the translation process that put my mind at ease. The ONLY accurate translations are the …
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July 7th, 2017 
Many years ago, when I lived in Mississippi, my church was the designated place for a welcome home reception for soldiers from Camp Shelby returning from Iraq. The women in my church cooked up a feast worthy of hero’s welcome. I volunteered to be a greeter, and I’ve never forgot that experience.
The families of these soldiers spent weeks getting ready for their reunion, no doubt telling everyone that their loved one was coming …
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