Hereafter April 11, 2015 I sat at the bedside of a dying woman this week. She was confined to bed, and had oxygen running through a line to…
“You ask me how I know He lives…” April 2, 2015 Growing up in a southern Baptist church, every Easter there were two hymns you had to sing…or you probably weren’t really Baptist. One was…
A Covering of Snow January 27, 2015 The gales of wind howled through the trees outside the old cabin. Smoke rose from the chimney as the old man ate his humble…
Stop Telling People You’re a Christian January 5, 2015 As a pastor, I meet a lot of people who tell me they are Christians. However, there’s a favor I’d like to ask a…
When they won’t be “Home for Christmas” December 16, 2014 There’s a certain odd hush that comes upon a town at Christmas Eve. It’s not that people aren’t still working — those days when…
(Do) STOP BELIEVIN’ November 30, 2014 One of the funniest critiques I hear lobbed against Christians is that we “believe in fairy tales”. “You Christians think your daddy in the…
When God Wants You Unhappy November 26, 2014 I recently got a Facebook message from a well-meaning Christian friend: “God has seen everything you’ve been going through, and He told me to…
A Not-So Wonderful Life November 21, 2014 In light of the coming hubbub that will inevitably be ignited by random Nativity displays, not to mention fearful store employees wishing you a…
Say “Yes” November 18, 2014 My 26th wedding anniversary is today (Nov 19, 2014), and I can still remember how awkwardly the proposal played out. I was a youth…
Accidental Atheist: The Christian Bubble November 14, 2014 We’ve parented 5 kids so far…and counting. So we’re well aware of all the negative influences a child faces in today’s culture. There are…