Singleness. Ah, that wonderful stage in your life when everyone assumes it is their personal responsibility to help you find a significant other. Those in the over-21-and-unmarried category have heard the matchmaking jokes and jabs (you know which ones I … Continue reading Leveraging Singleness for God’s Glory
A small group of post-high schoolers sit in a circle discussing something important – an idea which is dear to the hearts of each one of them. What is this idea? It is a group of young people, so I … Continue reading Music Review: “Furthering Flight” by Avdon
Skeletons are not attractive. They are, however, popular lawn ornaments right now – just take a stroll through my small town. “Ah yes,” the average homeowner is likely to say, “nothing says ‘fall’ quite like a dead body and a … Continue reading Halloween: The Cultural Onion
Sin. It’s all around us. The depravity of man seems to scream from every street corner. Whether it’s a parent abusing a child, a husband committing adultery, a teenager bound to drug addiction, or mass murder; all of us, in … Continue reading Man and His Sin
“Jesse James used a gun.” “…I’m sorry, what?” “JESSE. JAMES. USED. A GUN.” “………..” Points to coffee menu: “Jesse James used a gun to rob people. You just use this little sign.” Just another day at the cafe. Another customer … Continue reading Reflecting Christ in the Workplace
The Stepchildren I had heard the compliments a thousand times. “Your people are so wonderful: hard working, solid families, simple lives, and good pies.” The more they went on, the more my ballooning pride neared its bursting point. Growing up … Continue reading The Reformers and Their Stepchildren
As We Remember There were 19 of them and they had a lot in common. All had flight itineraries bound for California. All were young, Muslim men between ages 20 and 33. All were dedicated and religious followers of Allah. … Continue reading Replaying the Story
ISIS: the name conjures up a huge variety of emotions: fear, curiosity, anger, indifference, boredom. It seems as though we’ve heard nothing but news of terrorist attacks for the last year (well, that and the presidential election, but we’ll leave … Continue reading Understanding ISIS
Few Biblical passages have been attacked as much as Genesis 1. In the early 20th century when Darwinian Evolution was gaining momentum in the West, people began questioning the authenticity of the Genesis creation account. Many Christian seminaries and colleges … Continue reading How Creation Changes Everything
