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Wise and Innocent Use of Money
In this age of electronic marketing, digital lies, and internet theft, it is nice to find products that actually seem to do what is claimed. So, here is my list of good value finds, that in my opinion, have delivered to… -
What Is Love?
Love is so large a topic that it deserves its own rigorous Bible study. As I ponder this large topic, it comes back to my mind and my heart over and over again: We love God only because He loved us first, and, Those… -
Road Trip! -Part Two-
To understand the background to this post, please read “Road Trip! - Part One-“ from March 19, 2006. Throughout the museum death was on display. We visited the skeleton of Sue, the largest and most complete T-Rex fossi… -
Road Trip! -Part One-
This past weekend my little family took a road trip to the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. Our primary objective was to see and learn from the temporary exhibit on Pompeii, one of the three Roman towns both destroy… -
Conquerors, but Only Temporarily
Some years ago, my wife and I had the extraordinary privilege of spending two days in Rome. As so many tourists before us, we found the Coliseum an imposing construct. Leading away from the Coliseum the main road march… -
Lord of the Rings--A Trilogy Too Far?
Read the following post with a sense of humor. Though my wife and son love The Lord of the Rings trilogy, I find in it less to appreciate. Putting aside the questions regarding the propriety of sword and sorcery fic… -
Salmon Are Not Peace Makers
In recent days I have been reading through a coffee table book on freshwater fish in North America. By coffee table book I mean that the book contains more high quality, visually stunning, glossy photographs than high… -
Tradition, Like a Fiddler on the Roof
This afternoon I watched the movie, A Fiddler on the Roof. Just as I remembered it from the last time I saw it some twenty years ago, the movie was brilliant. Still, the theme nags at me. Tradition. Why do the v… -
Psalm 42 – The Sorrowing Sinner Whose Heart Desires God
Why do we worship God? What is the goal of worship? And what should our heart look like during worship? Worship means (in Greek and in Hebrew) “to bow down” and “to serve.” Romans 12 informs us worship is servic… -
Marriage as a Metaphor
In corporate alliance management the professional quickly learns that business relationships are not marriages. Contracts, and the legal terms of the contract, govern most aspects of the business relationship, not lov… -
Christians Behaving Badly
This past month the state of Indiana passed a new law. As I understand the new law, it makes creating a disruption, especially a noisy protest, illegal if it is held within several hundred yards of a military funeral.… -
A Love of Fishing
Today a missionary to China used fishing as an illustration for the Christian life. We may claim to love fishing, but unless we actually fish, the love is meaningless. We can say we love other believers, but unless we a… -
When does a seeker become a believer?
When does desire become saving faith? When does a seeker become a believer? It seems to depend on what the seeker is seeking. If all the seeker is seeking is the joy of heaven, he is out of luck. Jesus said those who… -
Making Difficult Decisions
In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider--God has made the one as well as the other so that man will not discover anything that will be after him. (Ecclesiastes 7:14) God has made th… -
Sing a New Song, But Sing a New Doctrine?
It strikes me as odd that songs and hymns are not given the same level of doctrinal scrutiny as are sermons, books, or even blog postings. Yet songs comprise a significant part of the teaching that occurs within a trad… -
A Day of Blessings and Hard Truths
Today was a blessing on so many levels. Among the highlights, I had the privilege of teaching our 6th graders about prayer. We pray to God with intent--the intent of being heard: knocking (gaining God's attention), see… -
It is our battle to fight. It is our race to run.
Do not lean on your own understanding, lean upon the Word. Be strengthened for service in the power of the Lord. Run the race and fight the good fight and be strengthened for service, all in the power of the Lord. How…
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