The older I get, the more I think my parents and grand-parents had the right idea. There were times I didn’t think my father liked me very much. He yelled, he screamed, he grounded me, and as Bill Cosby put it, “he didn’t give whippings, he hit for distance.” That…
In 1990 I returned from doing mission work in New Zealand and it was time to buy a car. I was young, inexperienced, and ill equipped for the task. I went to a local used car dealership and bought an old conversion van that ended up costing me far more…
In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams. ~ Nigerian proverb The story is told of a noted General who asked a bridge builder in his troop how long it would take to build a bridge across a strategic point in the river. The…
Somedays I look around at our society, or scan the posts on Facebook, or turn on the television and just shake my head. What has happened to our society? Today’s post is just a rant about things that irritate me – so put on your seatbelt, make sure your tray…
In 2 Samuel 11 & 12 we read the account of David & Bathsheba and the fallout from his adultery, deceit, and murder. I find it interesting that God is so disgusted with David’s behavior that he sends the prophet Nathan to share a parable with him. “There were two…
I am not sure I have ever truly grasped what an amazing wonderland our mind is. I have considered how little we actually use, and perhaps even less what we know about our mind, but just for a moment I want you to take a journey with me as we…
Early on a Tuesday morning, in April of 1959 I entered this world much to my parents dismay. I was what some people call a “happy accident,” but in my parents case it didn’t start out all that happy. They already had four boys from ages 5 to 17 and…
A colleague recently posted a highly controversial cartoon on their wall about the “stand your ground” laws in Florida. He then proceeded to describe why he disagreed with the laws, loved the cartoon and didn’t feel Christians should support a law that promotes violence (that is a weak paraphrase). My…
Another case is dominating the news pages and the liberal media is once again attacking the Stand your Ground laws being adopted by more and more states. There are so many issues here that it is difficult to address them all, but allow me to add a little clarity to…
I am one of those guys who grasped for the brass ring and chased after the ever-elusive dream only to learn that my value to society is not in becoming famous, or recognized, or wealthy. To be the best I can be very simply is to be genuine, to be…
