One of the great pitfalls of any politically divided age is the tendency of both sides to demonize the motives, strategies, and the persons of the other side. This is equally true of both the right and the left, even if both are blind to the reality, maybe especially because they are blind. The beast … More A Message for Both the Left and the Right from Bonhoeffer
Sigh! Tomorrow, I will begin the long trek back from Mbeya to Dar es Salaam, to Amsterdam, to Detroit, to Charlotte, NC and finally to my lovely wife in South Carolina. My teaching time in Tanzania has come to an end. Today, I preached the morning worship service in a local congregation here in Mbeya. … More Last Report from Africa
It is almost 9 PM as I write. That means it is 2 PM in the afternoon on the East Coast. For the last three days, I have taught for 6-6.5 hours a day with some intense questioning from the conference attendees. It has been marvelous and exhausting. Every afternoon, I get back to my … More A Brief Undate From Africa
I have a confession to make. I have never seen even one episode of the Walking Dead! It just didn’t seem like a good investment of my time. But today I ran across a humorous, if somewhat dated (you will understand in a moment) story about a company’s attempt to drum up some business, and … More The Walking Dead
Solomon’s Temple in 3D Artist Rendition Reading 1 Kings 8 today Observations: Long chapter, 66 verses, and over 4 full pages in my Bible. Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the temple and a serious physical challenge. He knelt for the whole prayer with his hands raised to heaven (vs. 54). He spoke to … More What I am Thinking Today
Six principles to spend a lifetime thinking about Mention the word discipleship in the average church, and the mind will rush to thoughts of deepening—deepening believers in the grace and knowledge of Christ. Great goal. Great thought. Pretty soon, the conversation will move to questions of how to do it and what to use to … More Building Men Like Jesus
I’m boxing up my books for yet another geographical move. And, as a book addict, I can’t help rereading them as I do. I have wept over old journals, been encouraged by old books, decided to give away over 200, and trashed about 100. That sounds like a lot, until I tell you that I … More A Lesson in Savoring Jesus
Sunday Evening Musings After Ken Frech, the man who led me to Christ, one of my first mentors was Dr. Bob Langel, a literal rocket scientist at Goddard Space Center outside Washington, D.C. Bob, was the College and Career leader at the church I attended in my first two years as a Christian. His favorite … More The Farmer and the Professor
Saturday Afternoon Musing This may not be new to you, but it was to me. I have been meditating on Mark 4:1-20 and Jesus’ parable of the four soils. Sometimes hearing is better than reading (silently). Over the last few days, I have gone outside (into the heat) and read it out loud two or … More New Insights to a Familiar Parable
I had other articles published before, but the article below was my first published article in a national publication. I ran across it again while I was throwing things away as I pack up my library once again in anticipation of a move closer to our grandchildren. It appeared in the August/September 1988 issue of … More “God, Give Me Wise Words!”
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