“Religulous” Mockumentary

A few weekends ago a series of thunderstorms confined me to the house. I had no indoors chores and didn’t feel like writing or reading, so I watched a rented DVD “mockumentary” about religion by a professional comedian and “political commentator.”

In spite... Read More

“Happiness only real when shared”

I was recently watching the 2007 film Into the Wild. It’s based on the true story of Chris McCandless. Upon graduating from college in the early 1990′s, McCandless had become disillusioned with his conventional life. Without saying a word to his family, he up and sold all his... Read More

Telling the Truth

Don’t you long to have people tell you the truth? I sure do. When it came time to replace my vintage Honda recently with a new one (well, it wasn’t “new-new”, it was “used-but-new-to-me-new”), I did my research. Computer searches galore in the evenings when I... Read More

Do you want to get well?

Early in his ministry, Jesus ran across a man who had been handicapped for thirty-eight years. After spotting him lying near a pool in Jerusalem, Jesus approached him and asked, ”Would you like to get well?” (John 5:6).

At first, that sounds like a strange question. Of... Read More

Wrong images

We may be giving the wrong message as Christians.

Do we send the wrong message that we Christians are perfect?  When a well-known brother or a sister in Christ falls into sin, it’s so embarrassing to the church. When a “famous Christian” does the very thing he’s... Read More

Divine Disruption

I was recently thumbing through the Old Testament book of 2 Chronicles when my eyes were drawn to the story of King Amaziah (2 Chronicles 25). The events surrounding the early days of his reign, in particular, give a glimpse into a surprising way God sometimes works in the background... Read More

“Hold On Loosely”

The other day I stopped at a fast food joint for a quick bite to eat. It wasn’t the healthiest of choices, but I was looking for something easy and cheap.

I placed my order at the drive thru, picked up my beverage and chicken sandwich (minus the sauce), and was good to go.Read More

Pulling Weeds

Weeds. I hate them. I remember as a kid that I always dreaded taking my turn weeding the family garden. Hot, sweaty, bugs, and those contemptible and irresistible weeds. The clay soil in our garden was so hard that pulling a weed was next to impossible. I sometimes secretly wondered if my dad just... Read More

Look under the hood

Some of my most profound insights have come while driving a car. Of course, I stay alert to what is going on around me, but I’ve noticed how God has this pattern of using certain incidents on the road to draw my attention to things that need to be addressed in me.

For instance,... Read More