The American political scene is an absolute circus, and the public is eating it up. The frontrunners of this country's two biggest political parties...
A Blessing for the Tsar
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Sabbath Thoughts
These posts are the heart and soul of the blog—food for though on God’s Sabbath day.
For Such a Time as This: Why Frame of Reference Matters
Joseph sat in a pit, staring up at the sky and wondering if his brothers would return to kill him or simply leave him to rot and die. Job sat on a...
It’s All Borrowed Time
"He's living on borrowed time." He cheated fate, in other words. He used up the days allotted to him, came up against the moment that should have...
A Footnote to Be Proud Of
I'm fascinated by the Bible characters we know next to nothing about. Euodia and Syntyche were two hard-working Christians who had trouble getting...
3 Reasons Why It’s Time to Start Taking Your Calling Personally (and How to Do It)
"For you see your calling, brethren…" Wait. Stop. Don't just read past it. You've seen this verse a thousand times—this time, read it again for the...
Breathe
In Exodus 23:12, the Hebrew word for "refreshed" comes from the verb naphash (H5314). It's a primitive root that means to breathe, to be breathed...
Running with the Gentiles
It would be so easy to fit in. A little compromise; that's all it would take. Skip church one time to go to that football game with your friends....
Small Potatoes and the Kingdom of God
It was the summer of some year, and I was a certain age (let's say seven or eight, because I honestly don't remember and it's not super important)....
Many Daughters Have Done Well
Today's Sabbath Thought is going to be a little different than usual. I'd like to talk about something (or, more specifically, someone) who doesn't...
The God of the Impossible
The Israelites stood on the shore of the Red Sea, terrified. Before them stretched a formidable expanse of water; behind them gathered one of the...
The Secret to Being Flexible
is to stretch. And the only way to stretch is to push yourself to the very limit of what you can handle…and then push some more. It's uncomfortable....
Welcome to the Family
This year, I spent Thanksgiving week with people who, ten years ago, were complete strangers to me. Today, I call them family. They came with my...
Lost in the Mail
A few weeks ago, my wife and I received a letter from everyone's favorite institution: the credit card company! It was, of course, filled with the...
They Shall War No More
On our way to the Feast this year, my wife and I met up with some of our family to tour the USS Alabama. It was gigantic. That's what impressed me...
The Second Best Time to Plant a Tree
"Lord, Lord, open to us!" But the door remained shut. From the other side, a voice: "Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you." * * * To the...
Bread in the Wilderness
Time limits change things. When we're free to complete a task at our leisure, it's easy to put it off. "I'll get to it later." And later. And later…...
Finding the Lonely Places in an Overly-Connected World
Ding. I hate that noise. No matter how hard I try, it's impossible to keep my brain from honing in on the source with laser-like accuracy. Ding....
Peering Beyond the Final Chapter of God’s Plan
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Wow. What a sentence. In the beginning, God created everything. Everything. There was...