The greatest servants of God go through seasons of doubt. You are not alone. If you’re in a place of spiritual skepticism, don’t be ashamed, but recognize that the Lord walks us through such valleys to graciously protect us from…

“To give you an understanding of the devastation we’re dealing with: Chimney Rock is gone.” Those were the words of a local filmmaker. Chimney Rock is – was – a town with a population of 140 in scenic Rutherford County,…

God is doing something wonderful in my life. Wonderful and scary. I’ve never been more certain of His presence and power working in me, and yet I readily admit that I don’t completely understand where this is headed. I think…

Ever feel stuck? I’m not talking about being stuck in an elevator, or stuck in a job you don’t like, but I’m talking about feeling spiritually stuck. As in: “After all these years walking with Christ, I can’t believe that…

In April of this year, when Eileen and I were vacationing on St. Maarten, we were enjoying a swimming pool with a vanishing edge. On the horizon, we saw a rugged and mountainous and lovely land mass. Here’s the weird…

You are unique. There’s no other you. Your fingerprint is just one small example. The likelihood of two people sharing identical fingerprints is estimated to be less than one in 64 billion. Said differently, it doesn’t happen. Statistically, in fact,…

This morning I’m reading about disagreements between the Harris and Trump campaigns regarding the televised debate scheduled for September 10. The primary issue appears to be live mics or no live mics, and – like so many other things this…

“I can see the writing on the wall.” When people use some version of this expression, more often than not, they use it to communicate that something has become apparent or obvious. As in, “We can already see where this…

In his dystopian novel titled “1984,” George Orwell wrote: “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” Within just the last few days, I’ve seen lots of people…

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 – 1881), the famous Russian novelist, made an interesting observation: “Beauty will save the world.” Technically speaking, those words were a line spoken by the character Prince Myshkin, as quoted by two other characters in Dostoevsky’s 1869…