I have a confession. Despite over 35 years in the ministry and a lifetime of going to church, I have questions and doubts about God. I’ve seen God do amazing things and transform many lives and yet I still have nagging uncertainties. I’m kind of embarrassed to admit it
What does the Lord require of you but To Do Justice, To Love Kindness and To walk humbly with God Micah 6 I went to a concert at a church not long ago. It was a women’s choir and as you would expect, they sang some really beautiful songs
Not long ago I had a pain in my left shoulder that got my attention every time I moved my left arm. It was excruciating; the kind of pain that makes it so you can’t sleep at night and it’s all you can think about during the day. With
Scrolling through Netflix recently these are some of the movie titles I saw. The Hunger games, Zombieland, World War Z, I Am Legend, 2012, Pandemic, Alien Arrival. What do all these films have in common? They all have something to do with the end of the world as we know it
I saw the movie 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri on an airplane recently. I was enjoying the film and then all of a sudden, it just ended. Talking with a friend who is a film studies teacher he explained to me why it’s a masterful ending. I understood what
On Saturday afternoons when I was growing up my dad used to sit in our family room watching one football game on the television, listening to another one on the radio and reading the newspaper – all at the same time. I recall trying to talk to him with the
When I was in 8th grade my dad came to my room late one night, sat on the edge of my bed and told me he had some news. He proceeded to tell me we were moving. I was devastated. In my 8th grade world I had all I
What do your greatest victories in sports, your favorite teachers in school and your greatest accomplishments as a professional, all have in common? Consider the following: On Friday night I watched the football team, at the school where I work, compete against its rival. After our team won, the
I know someone who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. I asked her if it was hard. She said it was hardest thing she’d ever done. Oxygen was low. Altitude sickness was awful. She completed the climb. She got a t-shirt that says she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and wears it proudly. I
I went to a conference not long ago. While there, I got some fantastic ideas. I was inspired by the passion of the speakers. I was excited by the sessions I attended. I vowed I would return home and implement what I learned in a way that would revolutionize
