We are told in 1 John that we should “walk in the light as he himself is in the light.”¹ We walk in the light. God is the light, and he is in the light. The result of our walking in the light is that we have fellowship with others…

Some conversations just stick with you. I recall a very brief conversation I had as a teenager, a conversation with a man who was probably in his late thirties. I asked the gentleman, in some way or other, how his day was going. To this day, I can hear his…

In a time and culture that finds the idea of shame shameful (i.e. “How dare you shame them in that way!”), it seems prudent to point out that shame is neither always nor universally a bad thing. If one transcends the ideology of current-generation westernism, they are quickly sobered by…

Far too frequently we are presented with a false dichotomy, pressed to choose between two ostensibly opposing concepts. We can choose God or we can choose science, but we cannot choose both because they are said to be at odds and, as such, cannot coexist. No folly could possibly be…

I can conscientiously recite neither the Apostles Creed nor the Nicene Creed, both of which are frequently recited in unison at more liturgical assemblies of believers. It is a conviction I hold and one to which I will remain faithful until such time as I am persuaded to see it…

“I wish I had … “ “If only … “ REGRETS Sentences that begin this way are depressing. I don’t like dwelling on regrets because regrets are backward facing. Our linear existence always moves forward. There is value in learning from the past and wisdom drives us to do so. The…

A week ago, Sunday, I had the distinct privilege of delivering the morning sermon for Victory Christian Fellowship in Lynden, WA. The passage I was asked to speak on is 1 Peter 1:3–7. One of the concepts explored during this lesson, pulled from verse six, is that “Life is pain.” …

I built four large, raised-bed vegetable gardens and one small herb garden in our back yard for Alean. Though it is a lot of work, she enjoys arranging, planting, cultivating the vegetables. I enjoy eating them! The twenty-four-inch elevation allows her to tend the gardens without straining her back. Some…

My prayer life is a true struggle for me. I pray, but I wouldn’t say I pray well … whatever that means. (How does one “pray well?”) Jesus prayed often. This is so much the case that Luke 22:39 describes Jesus as going off to pray and characterizes that with…