My first year out of seminary I worked in a church as an associate pastor. I remember the first time we did a baptism. The senior pastor told me to get some water to use for baptizing the baby that morning. I was a little unsure where to go.
I recently heard about a man whose mother had passed away. He’s Jewish and he went to the traditional prayer service at which they say something called the Kaddish. The Kaddish is the prayer recited in memory of the dead. However, the man whose mother had passed said that
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 in 8th grade my dad came home and told me we were moving. I was crushed. I don’t know how 8th grade was for you, but for me it was a magical time in my life. Things were pretty much moving along according to my 13
Nerd alert: I subscribe to Biblical Archaeology Review. I love it. Every month there’s new information about what’s been dug up and how we can learn from it. In this month’s edition there were a number of articles that dealt with death; more specifically with the afterlife. Some of
There have been a number of times in my life when I’ve felt sorry for myself. Perhaps there have been moments that you too have felt at least a little bit of self- pity. And why not? The profession you love is not what it once was. Your marriage
I joined the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program when I was in college. I had a little brother for the final 2 years of my time there. When I was leaving, I gave my “little” (as they call them) a few gifts- one of which was a Bible. I decided to
When our 4 kids were little, they would get up from the dinner table and head to a room we called the toy room. It was in the toy room that they played games with one another, but it was also the place where they wrestled, fought and generally
You may not have heard of a guy named Pete Best. If not, there's a good reason for that. He was the drummer for the Beatles from 1960 to 1962. Best was kicked out of the Beatles right before they achieved worldwide fame with their new drummer, the one
When my youngest son was 18 years old he asked me a question I wasn’t prepared for. It was a question I hadn’t heard from my oldest son when he was 18 or from my two girls when they were 18 either. The question was this; “Dad do you
