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…

Abram couldn’t possibly have understood all of the far-reaching ramifications of his marching orders (Genesis 12:1-3): “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you…

My title might have suggested that I wanted to blog on the subject of eschatology, but not today. Instead, I’m observing our post-Roe culture, and I want to share with you a few thoughts. I suspect that you and I are…

Many of us observed Juneteenth this week, taking a break from our normal rhythms to celebrate the 1865 date when slaves in Galveston, Texas, learned that they had been freed. Quite amazingly, that moment in history was two years after President…

The Lord – our Lord – reigns from heaven! Of that you and I can rest assured (Psalm 11:1-7). Take just a moment and let the words of this short psalm wash over your soul. You’ll be glad you did. I particularly enjoyed our men’s…

In my personal devotions, I’m now reading through Second Kings, and I happen to be pondering the ministry transition between Elijah and Elisha. In Chapter 2, Elisha is aware of what is about to happen: Elijah will exit the stage,…

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Those are the words of Proverbs 13:12. Those are King Solomon’s words. Those are God’s words. Eileen and I have been waiting for something that may not be…

The Book of Ecclesiastes, which admittedly leaves me puzzled at times, includes a sweeping promise in the first verse of its third chapter: For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Now is my season…

As I’m now in full-blown dreaming mode about the kingdom opportunities in the Green Hills area of Nashville, my heart turns toward Generation Z. “Gen Z” encompasses all of those born after 1995, and you may be tempted to lump…