12 Gifts of ChristX – Salvation
We used to do a “white elephant” gift exchange at our family Christmas party every year. It’s a lot of fun once the stealing starts. No gift you’ve selected is securely yours until… Continue reading
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12 Gifts of ChristX – Forgiveness
You’ve heard the stories. A young person is murdered and, incredibly, the parents declare that they forgive their child’s killer. In some cases, like this one here, they even go out of their… Continue reading
#6 Image-bearers or beasts?
I wrote number six here of my top ten posts back in 2015 at the conclusion of that season’s American Idol. It immediately got a ton of views – Clark Beckham fans abounded.… Continue reading
Put yourself in God’s place
Fellow parents.…imagine with me for a minute. You come home from work or shopping with armloads of wonderful and much-desired gifts for your children, anticipating and envisioning squeals of delight and copious displays… Continue reading
The courage of humility
“I was wrong.” “I too have said or thought things like that.” “This policy that I thought would help is actually hurting and needs to be changed.” Three of the most difficult things… Continue reading
12 Gifts of ChristX – Salvation
We do a “white elephant” gift exchange at our family Christmas party every year. It’s a lot of fun once the stealing starts. No gift you’ve selected is securely yours until everyone has… Continue reading
12 Gifts of ChristX – Forgiveness
You’ve heard the stories. A young person is murdered and, incredibly, the parents declare that they forgive their child’s killer. In some cases, like this one here, they even go out of their… Continue reading
Faith, facts, and Katy Perry
Katy Perry’s parents were on American Idol this week, talking to Ryan Seacrest about their famous daughter. So I thought this would be a good time to dust off this post I wrote… Continue reading
On suffering, Job, and the goodness of God, Part 2
Please see yesterday’s post for Part 1. I believe God’s removal of his protection and blessing from Job was, among other things, a test to expose and prove the genuineness of his faith… Continue reading
I wanna’ be like you hoo hoo
Every once in a great while…well, perhaps a little more often than that. Like, oh, I don’t know, about every day…I seize an opportunity to lift myself to a higher place of… Continue reading
The man who would be toast
What do you suppose is the most important question you will ever have to answer: Will you marry me? Do you know why I pulled you over? Do you feel lucky? Certainly the… Continue reading
Proper posture at Christmas
We don’t have cable TV and I’m really, really good with that. But I know there are plenty of compelling, entertaining, and inspiring programs we are missing. One thing I’d be interested to… Continue reading
Image-bearers or beasts?
Clark Beckham. If you don’t know the name already…you likely will. He should have won it, if you ask me, but came in second place on American Idol Wednesday night. This young man… Continue reading
I wanna’ be like you hoo hoo
Every once in a great while…well, perhaps a little more often than that…like, oh, I don’t know…say, about every day…I seize an opportunity to lift myself to a higher place of confidence and… Continue reading
God and gratitude
Fellow parents…imagine with me for a minute. You come home from work or shopping with armloads of wonderful and much-desired gifts for your children, anticipating and envisioning squeals of delight and copious displays… Continue reading