The OVINE Principle
Author Greg Koukl says that if there is one bit of wisdom he could share to help an individual in their Christian faith, it is this: Never Read a Bible…
The Beauty and Grace of a Kind Smile (Meditation #41)
The week began with anxiety and a feeling of aloneness, and as I entered the room where my colleagues were eating lunch, I saw no friends who were sitting at…
Our Passive Outrage
I doubt it surprises anyone that we have found a couple of celebrities at the center of a scandal involving them using their money and influence to get their semi-adult…
The Entitled Tenants (Meditation #40)
I must admit that I am baffled by the response of those hearing Jesus’ parable here. They are shocked that the vineyard owner will “destroy” those who killed his son…
Delightful tales of struggle
At Folsom Prison is, for me, one of the best records ever made. I recall many a day I came home from school hearing my mother playing this record loudly…
The Sin Isn’t the Party (Meditation #39)
Let me place this verse in context. Stephen, a follower of Christ chosen to serve widows in order to free the apostles to focus on their ministries, is speaking to…
Lest the People Riot (Meditation #38)
Through most of my life as a Christian, I wondered why, with Jesus teaching so many people so openly, a plot had to be conceived to arrest him in secret.…