What I’m wrestling with and learning since my wife’s stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Who is the Great Physician? Most Christians would answer, “God.” But do we treat Him that way? I do believe God heals through both medicine and miracle. But in the process of pursuing medicine, do we subtly—by our actions and our hope—concede […]

What do you believe is the most important question that can be asked? Today in our post-secular culture, people might ask, “How does man become god?” Which actually is the same question Adam and Eve were tempted with in the Garden. With AI technology and the hyper focus on health span, this question is becoming […]

“Political freedom cannot exist in any land where religion controls the state, and religious freedom cannot exist in any land where the state controls religion.” – Sam J. Ervin Jr. “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” – John Adams The […]

The Qoheleth, (Hb. for preacher) of the  book of Ecclesiastes, gives the following wisdom statement, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die.” Our first grandchild, baby boy Asher, is due to arrive next month. Meshell and I could […]

“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion…They go from strength to strength each one appears before God in Zion.” -Psalm 84:5,7 All roads lead to Rome. This is a famous idiom that has morphed over the years. Its origin goes back to 20 BCE, when Augustus […]

“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion…They go from strength to strength each one appears before God in Zion.” -Psalm 84:5,7 All roads lead to Rome. This is a famous idiom that has morphed over the years. Its origin goes back to 20 BCE, when Augustus […]

“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion…They go from strength to strength each one appears before God in Zion.” -Psalm 84:5,7 All roads lead to Rome. This is a famous idiom that has morphed over the years. Its origin goes back to 20 BCE, when Augustus […]

Do we know a healthy rhythm of life or are we caught up in the chaos of the next thing? Life moves fast and technology makes it move even faster. One of the issues that does not get much attention today is the deficit of margin to reset and reflect. And with the onslaught of […]

So how are you responding in the midst of these uncertain chaotic times? Are you going from one podcast or meme to another? Are you siloing more deeply into your comfortable tribe? Or are you too fed up with everything that you are just going into emotional dissonance. Maybe you are part of the almost […]

We are in turbulent and transitional times. It is more important than ever that we are confident in the Gospel so we may have a faithful witness and work in our local community, nation and world. Paul encouraged the church in Corinth with these words, “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in […]