Entrusted with the Gospel

When I first started driving back in 1980, an intersection in Antioch, Illinois could make me quite afraid.  The reason?  There was a traffic light, and I often had to turn left there, which scared me to no end.  Turning left at this light was much more difficult than turning right.  There were so many potential complications, most Continue reading

One Wednesday night, I was wandering through the church during youth group, and a small group of guys were in the midst of an interesting powwow, to which they tried to pull me in: “Hey Pastor, what do you think of tattoos?” I made some semi-funny (at least to me) remark, and then scooted out Continue reading

Christopher Hitchens died last night.  The man – whose invective against the Deity surely swayed at least some to unbelief – has now met God. Douglas Wilson, who debated Hitchens in print and in person, has written an obituary where he considers the possibility that Hitchens believed in the last hour. In defense of Wilson, Hitchens Continue reading

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. Ecclesiastes 7:2 (ESV) As I write this morning I am preparing to go to a graveside service of a dear and Continue reading

My Christmas entertainment has been all over the map in the last two days, and maybe that’s a good thing. A week or so ago, Diane and I trolled the internet to find some Christmas music offerings that we could take the family to, and on Thursday night we went with friends to see a Continue reading

Charles Spurgeon: “The God who decrees to give us blessings has also decreed that we shall ask for them.” Oh, how I believe Spurgeon is right.  To paraphrase Isaiah 30:18 – God longs for us…to long for Him. Two truths go hand in hand: God desires to bless us. He waits for us to ask Continue reading

Hey, hey, guess what profession is on the top of the list for ten happiest jobs?  Apparently, I’m sitting in the catbird seat, so to speak. The interesting thing about this list is that there seems to be a correlation between professions that sacrifice and serve others…and happiness. Even a financial planner fits into this Continue reading

My life, and yours, no doubt, has been significantly impacted by a company named after the most famous fruit, and it was probably this reason that caused me to pick up the biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson of Time magazine. (I purchased the book from Audible.com, and listened on my iPod, appropriately.) Jobs Continue reading

What do I write about first? Well, sitting here at my computer, I look up at the wall directly in front of me, and I see the picture that Diane gave me upon graduating from TEDS seminary. It’s a picture of the steeple at the seminary chapel, I suppose at dusk, and underneath it is Continue reading