Last weekend I had a moment. An absolute fit about the holidays. The same fit we all have this time of year about the mixing of secular and sacred. The battle against the commercialism has put me in a humbug sort of mood. You see, in my futile attempt to ...
Read More »Profiles on the Enemies of God: Tolerance
Tolerance and apathy are the final virtues of a dying society, so said Aristotle. Today we bear witness to the end results of tolerance and are seeing the beginnings of apathy. Tolerance has seeped into the church and poisoned the Body of Christ causing a rotting away of its members. ...
Read More »When Silence is Dangerous
Before C.R.M. (Crew Resource Management) was adopted by the FAA, the captain of a commercial airliner was not to be questioned when in command of his aircraft. In an emergency, all decisions were left to his judgment. It would take the loss of several commercial jets to change how emergencies ...
Read More »The Power of Prayer
Powerful. That’s what I had always heard people claim prayer to be. As I was growing up, I always knew how important it was to pray. I knew that praying made me feel better if something was wrong, and I was certain that praying was pleasing to God. But I ...
Read More »“Gotta Have God”, Finding Strength Through Worship Music
“Whew! I’m not as young as I used to be,” I panted after running down the hall after a three-year-old this morning. Today, I returned to the classroom as a teacher for the first time in over 20 years. What a challenge! In my younger years, I was a full ...
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