I’m thinking about Pearl Harbor this morning, as are many of you – not to mention the contemporary backdrop of strife both global and local – and it’s easy to get caught up in a feeling of sadness over the condition of the…

I love the time of year when some of the passages of Scripture which are most familiar to us become rich with meaning again. Today I’m thinking of Matthew 1:22-23, where the apostle simply records: All this took place to fulfill what…

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…