I was reading in the New York Times that there has been a 35 percent drop in coronavirus cases recently in the U.S. The article reports that, in response, leaders in other parts of the country are now …
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Why I Choose to Stay at Grace
Most of the time, I write blogs based upon some particular topic the Lord has given me for that week, or something that’s happening in the world around us. Mark Batteson once called writing, “praying …
A Time to Mourn
After multiple years of annual Bible read-throughs, in this new year the Lord has led me to slow down, focusing and meditating on short passages of Scripture. Over the past couple of weeks, I have …
One Nation, Under God
As I write this, I’m watching the U.S. Capitol be stormed for the first time since the British did it during the War of 1812. The British were our enemies, trying to defeat us in a war and destroy our …
Blessed to Receive
I have two favorite stories I like to watch every Christmas. One is “A Christmas Carol,” Charles Dickens’ classic tale of an elderly miser redeemed after the visitation of three spirits. The other is, …
God’s Plan, Not Mine
I was thinking of my oldest daughter the other day, and how she has become a confident follower of Jesus, making her way in the working world. But, it wasn’t always this way. I remember vividly when …
Personal Annunciation
There’s a part of the Christmas story I really had not considered much in the past, perhaps because it’s distanced in time from the events of the Nativity, nine months to be exact. After all, most of …
Thanksgiving in a Pandemic
As crazy as this year has been, it has been a banner year for gallows humor. One of my favorite things about this year has been the memes commenting on 2020: “Turns out the Mayans were only off by …
Marvel and the Metanarrative
One of the good things to happen during COVID is that I discovered Disney + (I guess everyone did). It has given me a chance to watch some of the Marvel movies over again. I have to confess, I’m a …
2020 In the Mirror
As I write this blog, we’re not quite sure who will win the presidential election. By the time you read it, you may know. One thing is for certain, though. The many events of the year, whether the …
Before You Vote (and After)
As we sit on the eve of what most believe is the most contentious and, for true disciples of Jesus, difficult election in modern history, I wanted to take a moment to encourage all of us. Given the …
A Better Vision IV- The Third Way
Last week, I wrote about a Christian perspective on life, and how that viewpoint was radically different than that of the world around us. Because the way most of us see the world around us has …