Thank you so much for reading this blog. It means the world to me that anyone actually takes the time to read my ramblings. Many of you read this blog by subscribing and receiving an email each week. If that’s you, then you may have noticed a change in the emails. Instead of containing the…
Read MoreThe God of Perfect Justice
Many people think of God as some kindly, jolly old St. Nicholas, the man upstairs who loves everyone and wants everyone to be happy all the time. Whatever you want to do, whoever you want to be is fine with him. Just love one another and make people happy the way he does, and you’ll…
Read MoreGod is Great; But is He Good?
When I was a child, I loved to read comic books. Marvel, DC, it didn’t matter, I read them all. Of course, I had my favorites, but one superhero that almost everyone liked was Superman. He had super-strength, super-speed, x-ray vision, and he was invincible. But sometimes I would think, what if Superman, with all…
Read MoreThe Omnipotence of God
We’ve all experienced fear at some point in our lives. If you’ve ever heard a dentist say to his assistant, “Would you mind taking the battery out of the smoke detector? I’ve got to do some serious drilling here,” you know what fear is. I have a fear of bridges. Whenever I drive across a…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving!
Kim and I would like to wish each of you a very Happy Thanksgiving! In a year full of anxiety, tension, and division, we thank God today for all of our blessings, and they are many. We acknowledge both the greatness and the goodness of our Savior, Jesus Christ, in whose sovereignty we have complete…
Read MoreJust Who is God, Part 2
Just who is God, really? That’s a question we started looking at last week. If we’re going to place our eternity in God’s hands, and if we’re going to pattern our lives around his teachings, then we should know as much about him as possible. God has revealed to us everything we need to know…
Read MoreJust Who is God, Really?
I remember clearly in the summer of 1985 when I first met Kim. She took my breath away. I was entranced. I couldn’t get her out of my mind. Over the next few weeks I tried to talk to her, but I’m sure I was just stammering, not really knowing what to say. So I…
Read MoreChoosing to Forgive
I love old movies. I love new ones, too, but I have a special affinity for movies made from the 1930s through the 1960s. I recently watched the 1966 movie, “Nevada Smith,” starring Steve McQueen. The parents of the title character, played by McQueen, are brutally tortured and murdered. McQueen becomes consumed with the need…
Read MoreBackpacks and Grudges
When we were in middle school, the guys in our church youth group went on a couple of 30-mile hikes on the Appalachian Trail. Our leader, Tad Walton, was an Air Force vet who wanted to show us how to survive in the wild. Oh, there are stories to tell. One night a bear was…
Read MoreThere is a God in Heaven
There is a God, and you’re not him. That may seem fairly obvious, but a lot of people don’t understand that. Let’s face it, lots of people think the world revolves around them. Not you and me, of course, but lots of other folks think that way. You probably have someone in mind. They want…
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