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Joyful and Triumphant

People often laugh when anyone mentions a "war against Christmas" by secularists. They make fun of the misguided numbskulls who see conspiracies in every Starbucks Christmas cup design, pointing to agendas found only in their own imaginations. No, not everyone who merely says "happy holidays" is trying to erase the Biblical origins of the season. But…

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Good People

People always tell you God is the most important thing in their lives, the main course. But today, we’re suddenly discovering He’s nothing more to many than an appetizer. Christianity for too many people today is just an appetizer they ordered with their meal. It’s a nice addition to their lives, a welcomed treat. But it…

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Abducted by Aliens

" And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. " - Matthew 22:6-7 Every year, hundreds of pastors with their families suddenly…

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Field of Dreams

I went to a baseball game this week. For those who know me, you realize this was right up there with catching a falling star and discovering the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. My dad took me to an Atlanta Braves game when I was a kid. We hoped to see Hank…

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Giving Up on Being Good

Ever try to blow up a raft? Unless you’ve got one of those electric “blow dryer thingies”, you are in for a world of hurt. I remember sitting in the sand, ready to pass out while my preschool daughter jumped up and down, yelling “Daddy, hurry up!” Not what I consider family fun. But then again,…

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How I Know He Lives

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 “Low in the Grave He Lay”. Most people don’t remember it by that title, but by the bouncy chorus that interrupts the sad, mournful verse. After lamenting the crucified Jesus,…

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