Refreshing Souls There’s nothing better for filling up my soul than an hour or two out on the little lake near our house in my kayak. Somehow I breathe more deeply when my paddle hits the water. I’ve only…
First Century Politics in a Twenty-First Century World As fall starts to show her face in my little neck of the woods (with signs everywhere of her coming), there is also a vivid reminder that this is election season. …
My Own Personal Theology of Suffering Well…I’ve come to the end of what’s turned into a three month series on establishing a biblical theology of suffering to tuck away for “when.” By no means is it conclusive, and there…
Who Sinned? This morning as I sit to write on developing a Biblical Theology of Suffering, there is one story in the New Testament that came to mind and is worthy of our time.. So, let’s jump in… The…
The GIFT (!) of Suffering Years ago I met a gal and her husband who attended the same church Bay and I attended in Phoenix, AZ. They were a precious couple who, you knew from the get-go, dearly loved…
Lessons From Those Who’ve Gone Before It’s always of interest to me, when I start studying a subject (in this case the development of a Theology of Suffering), how often my path crosses with someone else who is studying…
From my house to yours, we pray you enjoyed your Fourth of July and reflected on all the reasons we set this holiday aside each year… For Bay and I, we enmeshed ourselves in family-doings, and had an opportunity…
This past weekend, I had the privilege of speaking up in Maine at Living Waters Bible Camp. Believe me, the setting was magical… …the women eager to hear from the Lord… …the worship incredible… …the weather perfect… …and,…
While we were on the mission field in Kenya, news arrived on our doorstep of several Christians martyred for their faith just north of us in Yemen. For me, this was the first time I really had to sit…
I’ve continued to reflect on that week we spent in Boone, NC back in 2014 (if you didn’t read last week’s blog, stop now and do so for a bit of context). Link here. I learned a lot about…