Sin isn’t something we like to talk about, or even like to think about too deeply. It makes us uncomfortable and therefore it is much easier to dismiss sin as wrongdoing, a mistake or even an inherent weakness.
Read MoreThe sign
It was a Tuesday morning and during my devotional time I asked God for something unusual.
Read MoreA tale of two pockets
In one pocket, he said, you possess the awareness that “the universe is made for me.” In the other pocket you keep before you the equally emphatic awareness that we humans remain “dust and ashes.”
Read MoreToo much prayer, is that possible?
Last December I spent two weeks at one our more conservative Adventist schools. I must confess, I observed and was troubled by some behavior of both the staff and students.
Read MoreTime marches on!
When I was your age, someone my age told me, “The older you get, the quicker it seems that time passes.” I can definitely say, without a doubt that is true.
Read MoreLet party politics alone
I am no stranger to party politics, for I once worked with former Speaker of the House John Boehner and current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Read MoreA Sabbath for the gentiles
I read an article in a well-known Adventist magazine that explained it is was a good thing to go out to eat at restaurants on the Sabbath because it saved Adventist women the work of food preparation and clean up in the kitchen and made the Sabbath a more enjoyable day for them.
Read MoreReligious McCarthyism
McCarthyism isn’t just a secular political phenomenon. It is a religious one also.
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