Redemptive History Last week, we examined the reliability of the biblical text and concluded that there were three good reasons to believe the New Testament canon was a...

Anxiety has quietly become one of the most widely shared experiences of modern life. It doesn’t always arrive with a clear cause or a dramatic moment. More often, it shows...

Ever since Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, it’s been there.  What is it? “A clear-and-present danger.” Yes, God told them what would happen if...

"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." — Benjamin Franklin1 Corinthians 1:27 Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame...

If we’re being honest here, I wasn’t sure that I was going to survive long enough to write this column. I’ve been in some dangerous situations before, but this one might’ve...

Was there a weekend? I mean it’s Monday morning and I am typing my column, seriously trying to remember if I had a weekend…Of course I did. I spent the weekend at Burns...

There is a particular kind of fear people carry when health and responsibility meet at the same time.It does not always show on the surface.Most people continue to...

It’s the question the disciples asked and one we should also ask: “Who, then, can be saved?” Yes, that was the natural response of Jesus’ disciples after He said “It’s...

"A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11I’ve been thinking a lot about words recently.   The words we say and how we say them.   I...

Having a weekly column is a bit like having an opportunity to go back in time and check in on yourself. At any point if I want to kind of see what I was doing at a certain...

Can you believe that it is almost graduation? I can not! It seemed that January, February and March were so slow…then April just flew by and we are looking at the DeWitt...

There are seasons when people do what they need to do to get through.They adjust.They stretch.They figure things out as they go.And for a while, that works.But what often...

Yes, that’s the question that many are asking after President Trump posted a picture of himself on Sunday night, Apr. 12, dressed like Jesus: in a white robe and red...

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5One afternoon I was visiting with a friend who was half a century older than...

I have come to the conclusion that I have an addictive personality, at least when it comes to beverages.Throughout my life I was a very avid soda enthusiast. So much so...