3 hours agoCome on God! Do You Even Care?When calamity hits and our world feels as though it has collapsed out from under us, fear seems to be the only sane response to the uncontrolled free-fall that overwhelms us. It is, to be sure, the default response. There may come a time when, in our despair, we cry…God Cares4 min readGod Cares4 min read
3 hours agoI Am That I AMThere is an upbeat song we occasionally sing with my local church family that has, in the chorus, the line, “Yahweh! Yahweh! We love to should your name, O Lord!” The Bible refers to God in a variety of ways. You may be familiar with Elohiym, Eloah, Elohai, El Rohi…3 min read3 min read
Jan 20Bonus Post — One Man’s ConvictionAll men will hate you because of me, but he who stands fast to the end will be saved. – Matthew 10:22, NIV-1983 ONE MAN WITH CONVICTION Tuesday night, January 17, the Philadelphia Flyers NHL team celebrated Pride Night by wearing LGBTQ+-affirming warm-up jerseys. Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov chose to abstain from pre-game warmups…Ivan Provorov6 min readIvan Provorov6 min read
Jan 17Defined by the VineYesterday I preached a sermon at Victory Christian Fellowship in Lynden, WA. As a closer to that exhortation, I called on people to bear the fruit of righteousness from a heart of repentance. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all…Vine4 min readVine4 min read
Jan 9Knowing Your PlaceI have noted a recent rise in objections related to the misguided concept, “If God is such a good and loving God, how could he possibly send anyone to Hell?” …Sincere Faith4 min readSincere Faith4 min read
Jan 2Between the Rock and the Hard PlaceI do not have a deep kinship with the King James translation of the Bible. I certainly do not revere the translation as a “Holy of Holies” among Bibles the way some do. It is a translation. It is a good one. …Servant5 min readServant5 min read
Dec 26, 2022Jesus, Why Are You Here?Yesterday, we celebrated something unprecedented — God took on flesh and pitched his tent among humanity.¹ It is unprecedented because it had never happened before, and no other faith throughout history even purports that such a thing could, would, or did happen. Not only do other faiths and cultures not…Christmas3 min readChristmas3 min read
Dec 19, 2022You Ask Me How I Know He LivesA BAD HYMN Every so often, the discussion will reemerge about how there is bad theology in many of the praise songs used by the modern church. It’s true. There is. Yet, the same can be said for some of the most beloved hymns in more traditionally structured churches. Consider the “theology” from…Resurrection5 min readResurrection5 min read
Dec 12, 2022Telling God How It IsTELLING GOD HOW IT IS More than once I have had that curious conversation with a young-to-middle-aged man or woman who has decided that they are displeased and disapproving of the way God is running the universe. If you have not had one of these conversations, you need to do so. …Holy God5 min readHoly God5 min read
Nov 21, 2022A Bizarre Prayer From JesusJust this morning I read a heartbreaking thread from a young woman on Twitter who has decided that prayer is pointless and she has stopped praying as a result. Not cut back. Stopped. Completely. Several others chimed in with some form of, “Yeah, me too. Gave up praying years ago.” …Humility3 min readHumility3 min read
