One of the favorite verses of one of my favorite Christmas carols is penned in the fourth verse of "In the Bleak Midwinter." The song asks;"What then can I give him, poor as I am,If I were a shepherd,...  Read More

Words are an essential part of the Christmas season. Have you noticed how our words change at Christmas? The words that we share with loved ones become more poignant and meaningful. Many 'politically ...  Read More

I imagine that Christmas excites God. His excitement surrounding the first Christmas must have been almost out of control, and like any proud parent on their child's birthday, I imagine he has wildly ...  Read More

Here are nine of my favorite lyrics that we sing at Christmas. Not only are these lines one that helps us understand the full glory of the Christmas story, but they are also ones that should cause us ...  Read More

Gratitude matters. As he sits down to dictate this letter to his Christian brothers and sisters at the Church in Colossi, you can almost see the Apostle Paul scanning through the Rolodex of his mind a...  Read More

Jesus wants us to be courageous in our faith. Per my previous blog (see below), this is something that he is emphatic about. It is debatable intellectually to consider whether faith without courage is...  Read More

I love the honesty and trust from this prayer by Thomas Merton:"My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I r...  Read More

As I have been flipping through the pages of scripture this week and seeking to understand further the incredible story of God's passionate love for us, I have come across three declarations that help...  Read More

I have been meditating recently on the old-fashioned term "Chastening." This is the process through which God lovingly and purposefully corrects and purifies us. The process presents us with a difficu...  Read More

Have you ever been around someone long enough to realize that they consistently had bad breath? Have you then ever realized that if you don’t tell them about the problem, then no one probably will? I ...  Read More

In the legal world, there are two ways to give a testimony – by oath or by affirmation. Both testimonies are valid within jurisdictional parameters, but there is a slight and significant difference be...  Read More

In the 1960s, fledgling TV station ABC took a risk and signed a contract to televise NCAA football games. College sports was a challenging and risky contract because most people, other than a few die-...  Read More