Can I offer you (and me) some valuable perspective? “In AD 44, King Herod ordered that James the Greater be thrust through with a sword. He was the first of the apostles to be martyred. And so, the blood bath began. Luke was hung by the neck from...

I was sitting in a board meeting the other day and the agenda called for a moment of prayer. One of the board members began his prayer by thanking God for our time to be together. He specifically thanked the Lord for “both chronos and kairos” time....

A few years back, a Civil War soldier’s remains were found at the site of the Battle of Franklin in Tennessee. Although those who reburied him knew neither his name nor even which side he fought on, they honored him with a horse-drawn carriage...

For some parents, it is just too much trouble to properly discipline their children. Cue the video of the parents ignoring their kids in the grocery store as they pull things off the shelf and drop uneaten cookies all over the floor for someone...

Last week was my birthday. And it’s always wonderful to have some sweet thoughts sent my way. But a few years ago, I got the idea to research some events in history that happened on my birthday. And they were interesting. For example, on October...

I hate name tags. I am not sure why. Maybe something in my childhood caused me to dislike wearing them. Maybe I didn’t like being easily identified (too much orneriness).  Maybe my early work world included awkward introductions based on the...

Every now and again I run across a portion of scripture that stops me cold. And it usually isn’t a theology ladened passage. No, it is usually a sentence or two that causes me to scratch my head a bit. One of those moments happened this past week....

Fairy Tales are fun for children (and adults!). One of my favorites is called Henny Penny. You probably remember reading it to your kids. It starts by asserting that Henny Penny was a hungry little chicken. So, she went out looking for food laying...

I recently came across a very impactful poem. It was published in Tim Hansel’s book “Holy Sweat.” Let me share it with you: “At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong so as to know whether I merited...

In Matthew 22, a snarky attorney confronted Jesus with a very important question. He asked, “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus quickly replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with...

The Bible has three different New Testament words for a “servant.” “Doulos” refers to the slaves that were captured by an invading army and put into servitude. Their jobs were assigned to them. Often, they had no choice but to work or be beaten....