What a strange world it is God has created. God could’ve set up the world any way he wanted and yet he chose to create a world where we have to work to hear, discern and follow his will. Think about that for a moment. Wouldn’t it be a
When I was a kid, if I said something inappropriate in front of my parents my dad would fire off a stern look and say “watch your mouth mister”. The implication was that I had the ability to control what came out of my mouth. As I’ve gotten older
Every year in an Old Testament class that I taught, I’d ask my students to think of the wisest person they know. It was almost always a parent, a grandparent or a teacher they’d had. They were typically older, grizzled veterans of a life well lived. When I asked them why
A friend once suggested I watch the Netflix series The Walking Dead. He acknowledged that it’s a show about Zombies but that I should give it a try because it has a number of themes that make it compelling drama. I hadn’t watched a Zombie movie since the days
Once when I was in high school my mom walked up to me and asked if I knew a kid named Jeff Detweiler. I knew Jeff and didn’t particularly care for him so I said, “Yes, I know Jeff Detweiler, I think he’s a real Jerk”. At which point
Sometimes when I walked into class my students would ask me a question like: “can we watch a movie today?” or “can we have class outside?” Or they’d ask a question to get me off track; anything to distract me from the lesson I had planned. And yet, even
When I was in 8th grade my dad came home one evening, came up to my room, sat on the edge of my bed and told me we were going to move. I was devastated. I cried, bargained and threw out a heavy dose of guilt, all designed to get
I was in a discussion recently with a group of friends. Things got pretty heated between some in the group. I sat quietly, listening, observing, not really wanting to dip my toe into the choppy waters of this conversation given the strong opinions represented. I was content to sit
