Peter tends to get a bad rap when it comes time to talk about the disciples. He spends the majority of the gospel accounts sticking his foot in his...
Lessons From Peter
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Sabbath Thoughts
These posts are the heart and soul of the blog—food for though on God’s Sabbath day.
The Real World
So the fall Holy Days are over again. There's never any way around it—the Feast of Tabernacles that we wait for with such eager anticipation ends so...
Submitting When It Doesn’t Make Sense
God doesn't always make sense. At least, not to us. From where we stand, His decisions and the things He allows in our lives are often confusing,...
For Pépère
When we open the pages of a history book, we expect to find the names and stories of great men and women—names that left their mark on the world,...
The Last Trumpet
"I can tell you exactly when Christ will return." My ears perked up at hearing this, because that is their default response whenever I hear someone...
Reflections From a Six-Year-Old
Six years. Has it really been that long? Sometimes it seems impossible for that much time to have passed; other times it seems like a story from...
A Tabernacle on the Move
I've never heard anyone describe an assembly manual as "engaging." It's not for lack of exposure. I've seen a lot of them on the job site—I've even...
On Whose Authority?
Click. Through the wall, a muffled shout: "Get me out of here! I refuse to go on!" You glance over your shoulder and express your concerns to the...
Thy Will and My Will
Given the choice, how would you run your life? And I'm not talking about the freedom you already have to make decisions and pursue goals—I'm talking...
Good Without God?
Who would you have become without God? I know who I'd be. At this very moment I'd probably be sitting in a crack den, covered from head to toe in...
Putting God’s Spirit to Use
Envision, for a moment, the least intelligent animal you can think of. Alright, show of hands. How many of you were picturing a dog? My...
Life in the Not-So-Fast Lane
My wife and I just finished a twelve-hour drive from our home in Virginia to my old hometown in Massachusetts. Well, I say twelve. It was supposed...
A Loud World and a Quiet Voice
The world is so loud. All it takes is the push of a button for noise to come crashing in like an unrelenting waterfall. My car has a button that...
on The Right Kind of Freedom
The Fourth of July is a day when we, as Americans, collectively gather to reflect on the history of our great nation by launching thousands of...
Knowing the Heart
A wise man once said, "Know thyself"—but a wiser man said, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?"...
Where Shall We Go?
I forget sometimes that Jesus had more than twelve disciples. I mean, yes, there were the twelve, the ones everyone remembers, the ones mentioned by...
Finding a Good Thing
It seems to me that as our society moves farther and farther from the idea of marriage as a sacred, God-ordained institution, the more the idea...
Lessons From a Broken Bradford
If you ever visit the southeastern United States, there are a few things you should expect to find—sweet tea, for instance. You're going to find...