Graduation, Congratulation, and Sanctification
May is a month for graduations! Many students are celebrating their commencement from high schools, colleges, trade schools, and more. Congratulations to all of these on achieving this significant level of accomplishment and for moving on to the next chapters in life. Although the word graduation itself has come to…
God’s Creation Teaches Another Lesson
This Saturday marks the end of another spring turkey season and the beginning of my long wait until archery dates arrive in October. In the meantime, I can enjoy the turkey meat and regale you with my tales from this season. What’s that? I never told you? Please allow me…
Happy Birthday to A Good Friend
Next week Israel will celebrate its 74th birthday. The modern Israeli nation was reborn on May 14, 1948 following the bitter holocaust by the Nazis and has endured in spite of innumerable attempts to destroy her. Since her modern founding, Israel has grown and blessed the world with many technological…
Christians Must Pray For America
We are very blessed to live in this country and enjoy so many rich blessings. Our forefathers fashioned for us an incredible experiment in human liberty and self-governance. The founding documents they forged provided the superstructure for our nation that continues to this day. Our founders were not clueless, however.…
Springtime is an Appetizer for Heaven
Don’t you just love springtime? I can’t honestly think of any aspect I do not enjoy. The daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths are welcome indicators of a warming landscape. This is also the finest hour for redbuds, dogwoods, apples, pears, and all manner of trees displaying their gorgeous blossoms followed in…
The Greatest Event In History
This Sunday we remember the most important event in all of history: the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. No matter how many times we’ve celebrated this incredible event, we can never do so enough, for it has eternal implications for all people. As I mentioned in last week’s…
The Bible’s Blood Trail
Christians are about to begin the most special week of the year. Although the rest of the world champions Speed Week, March Madness, or even Christmas, those who follow Jesus realize the eternal significance of all that happened over the next eight days. That’s why we call it Holy Week.…
There’s Gold in Them Thar’ Hills!
One of the blessings of meeting new people and traveling to new places is hearing new stories. During a recent trip to West Virginia a good friend shared a Civil War story that holds a lesson for all believers. While showing me around the area and pointing out some good…
Awaiting Jesus With Dogged Anticipation
Thirty years ago this week, I was blessed to become the father of a sweet little girl. Over the years Mary has grown into a beautiful young woman and wife. She and her husband now live near Dallas, Texas and we don’t get to see them nearly as often as…
An Earthquake for Your Etch A Sketch
Anyone who follows me on Facebook knows how much I like corny humor. Many of the memes I share include puns or slightly twisted cartoons. In the midst of life’s seriousness and struggles, laughter is vital to maintaining some sense of sanity. One cartoon I shared a while back featured…