This probably doesn’t mean much to the average person who attends a local church on a Sunday morning; but, to the serious-minded Bible student who believes the Bible is...

I don’t know about you, but folding clothes is a chore. Once you get them folded, you must put them away.  Looking at a huge pile of clothes makes me just shake my head. ...

There was a time when a porch light told you something.Someone was home. Maybe they were expecting you.Maybe the light simply made the walkway safer.But there was something...

If this isn’t true, then everything else is up for grabs: “God is faithful.” Yes, these three words—found in I Corinthians 10:13—are definitely the “three most important...

When seeing “making arrangements” the immediate thought is funeral arrangements.  Not in this case. Talking about making flower arrangements.  How relaxing it is when...

Drive through town early enough in the morning and you’ll see lights beginning to come on.A restaurant is preparing for breakfast. Someone is opening a shop. An employee is...

The Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, in his seminal work, A Secular Age, poses a brilliant question: “Why was it virtually impossible not to believe in God in, say,...

There are empty chairs everywhere.One may be at church. Another may be at Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, or another civic meeting.There may be one at a school event, community...

In reality, it’s all about a personal relationship with the God of the universe. Yes, that’s really what the Gospel or “Good News” is all about; but, sadly, too often that...

In 1859, Charles Darwin changed how people viewed themselves and their place in the universe by setting forth his theory of evolution in his famous work, On the Origin of...

Thinking and acting outside the box is something I can do very good.  Sometimes, it can be way out there, other times just right. Puzzles! Puzzles you say with a question...

Imagine that there’s some ominous music playing in the background as you read this column: you know something like the theme song for the “Twilight Zone” years ago. Now,...

There is nothing like sitting on a still quiet pond bank fishing.  Oh, the feel of a summer breeze gently blowing on my face, the birds chirping, frogs croaking, fish...

I’ve heard it before.“There’s nothing to do around here.”Maybe you have too. Maybe you’ve even said it.I understand the feeling. Sometimes we look at larger cities and see...

There is something about Friday night in a small town.The lights come on at the football field. Cars begin filling the parking lot. Students gather. Parents find their...