As I sit outside in my back yard, I am overwhelmed with the beauty of creation. The fall flowers are in bloom. The sun shines pleasantly warm. The birds sing. The sky is blue, with wisps of white clou...  Read More

Most people believe they are inherently good.  Either they minimize their sin and justify their behavior.  Or they compare their good deeds with their bad deeds, and hope that in the end the good will...  Read More

In our day and age, preaching often gets a bad rap.  The prevailing culture tells us preaching is pushy, politically incorrect and judgmental.  It’s equated with Bible-thumpers and street-corner evang...  Read More

I had a friend named John many years ago, we used to hang out quite a bit. He knew I was a Christian, and I knew he wasn’t. He would often be around when I was talking to family members or friends abo...  Read More

This morning I cleaned the sinks in our guest bath. The flange and stoppers at the sink bottom are both brass. Some years back I discovered a powdered cleaner that really helped clean these, called Ba...  Read More

In this exchange between Jesus and Peter, we see a profound truth about the nature of saving faith: knowing who Jesus truly is comes by divine revelation, not human intuition. Peter recognized Jesus a...  Read More