Hello from America’s Hometown! Eileen, Josh, and I are here in Plymouth, Massachusetts, overlooking the historic harbor and Plymouth Rock. We’re visiting our extended family for the holiday, and we send you our warmest Thanksgiving greetings. We ought to savor…

As we continue to take a close look at the Creation account in Genesis, knowing that we can’t cover all the details in this format, I think that I’ll select a verse or two of interest each week for the…

Today we’ll focus on the days of Creation. We see these six days unfold in Genesis 1, each one marked by the language: “there was evening and there was morning.” I don’t have to tell you that these “days” spark quite a…

It’s starting to get really exciting now … And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day,…

You’re a patient group of friends, always putting up with my ramblings and rumblings! Last week I shared some thoughts from Genesis 1:1, and today I’d like to focus on Genesis 1:2 … The earth was without form and void, and…

If you’ll bear with me, I think that I’ll start fashioning a blog miniseries focused on why the first chapters of the Bible really matter. So we’ll make this blog posting Part One. I’m motivated to some degree by all of the current…

It’s great to live again in a city with professional sports franchises, and here we are in the center of Smashville! Tonight at dinner with friends from church we were talking about the fun, excitement, and overall energy which the…

I saw on Twitter something which caught my eye. Along with a short video, Zach Ragan tweeted: “Hendon Hooker has gotta have some gospel music going before he runs out of the T.” Apparently U.T.’s senior quarterback gets ready for a…

I probably don’t have to tell you how important it is that we are able to distinguish the law from the gospel. Salvation comes to us by faith alone in Christ alone, and so it’s crucial that we never confuse…

I was a huge fan of Queen Elizabeth II, and I was a fan on four different personal levels. As a British history junkie, I was always fascinated by her willingness to assume so much responsibility at such a young…