My friend David Gagel is refreshing my love for the psalms. Each morning he sends me a verse or two to contemplate, and with which to start my day, and I’ve decided that God’s songbook is the best one on…

Most of us remember that line from the classic hymn, Great Is Thy Faithfulness: “Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow …” Now “hope for tomorrow” sounds like an awesome thing – I’ll give you that – but I’m beginning to conclude that most…

The older I get, the more I miss some of the more stabilizing influences of my past. Perhaps you can relate. When there’s no running water in the hospital in Jackson, Mississippi … and when Russia’s being Russia and China’s…

I just read a rather startling statistic from Lifeway Research: 27% of Protestant pastors in the U.S. report that they’ve observed church members or attendees “methodically deconstruct” their Christian faith within the last two years. This may explain, at least…

Critical Race Theory. Is it just a trending intellectual fad? A helpful tool for understanding race relations? A harmless philosophy unlikely to leave any lasting imprint? Regrettably, my answers are no, no, and no. It would be so much more…

I’m not exactly sure why I’m taking up this subject today, so if it happens to hit you where you’re living, please let me know – sometimes a little confirmation that I “heard well” goes a long way. I get the distinct…

It wasn’t the Great Flood of the Bible, but it might have felt something like it if you were a resident of Eastern Kentucky. Governor Beshear called it “one of the worst, most devastating flooding events in Kentucky’s history.” The…

I’ve now served at Green Hills long enough for you to know that I take the Bible seriously. I don’t always get it right, of course, but I make it my aim to preach and teach it with accuracy and…

As I was listening to my Spotify playlist this week, an oldie from Glen Campbell popped up: “The Wichita Lineman.” And, as I was listening to Glen’s version, I was reminded of something that I saw on The Voice last fall. It…

I just enjoyed an Email exchange with one of our church members, and I’m stealing a phrase from my friend’s last Email. He mentioned the kind of “seismic change” that only God can make in the world, and in our lives, and that…