And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. …
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Two Different Ways
As I see it, there are two different ways to do Christian school: the easy way, and the hard way. The easy way involves setting extremely high behavioral standards before a world that is always …
The Best and the Worst
I love athletics. I love the volume of a packed gym at a basketball game. I love the sense of community, cheering for one’s team on a Friday night, feeling the crisp fall air, hearing the sound of …
MLK Day 2014
I wanted to write today to share the spirit behind the tradition we started last year for MLK day. Last January, I had the privilege of listening to Michael Lindsey, the president of Gordon …
New Year, New You?
I’ve not really thought much of New Year’s resolutions in the past. They’re often not worth the time to think them up. I come up with them, usually two or three days after the new year, as an …
Good Receivers
It is more blessed to give than to receive, so they say. But, it is much easier to give. We like being givers, especially at Christmastime. Christmas helps us think of ourselves as we like to …
An Unlikely Hero
Think about it. You’re born two thousand and some odd years ago in some backwater region of a great empire. Even in that backwater region, your town is small, tiny, insignificant, the “sticks” of the …
A Conversation
“Michael?” “Yes, Stephen?” “A moment, if I may, my Commander?” “Of course.” “Michael, the Most High has given me a mission: to appear before a group of men on earth to announce the moment we’ve …
Wise Men
For most of us, the visit of the Magi, the wise men, are kind of an anticlimactic part of the Christmas story. After all (and contrary to what every nativity scene on earth shows) they weren’t even …
The Problem of Evil
“None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” Romans 3:10-12 As followers of …
Prince of Peace
For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Is. …
Everlasting Father
For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Is. …