" I dropped that pencil. I did that" cried a desperate seminary student named John Piper as he confronted his professor of systematic...

"If you stay in school and stay out of trouble, you can have my truck." That was the conditional offer I made to my then16-year-old son...

The blog below is the most-read post of the past three years, titled "Post 3 - What About Love?" “Why did God give (man) free will?...

I have been re-posting the top three blogs from the past three years. Last month I re-issued the third most-read post, "Post 24 - This...

It's hard to believe that my first post on this site was over three years ago! I sincerely appreciate those of you who have been...

After another year of head-shaking, mind-numbing, faith-challenging world events, I thought I would re-post my Christmas message from 2021 as a reminder of the wonder we should all feel at this glorious time of year. The Want of Wonder G.K. Chesterton once lamented, “The world will never starve for want of wonders, but only for want of wonder.” Indeed, there is no greater joy than experiencing the wonder of a child at Christmas. Yet, alas, we are no longer children ourselves.

Seeing Jesus Differently Mary Magdalene's first encounter with the risen Jesus is a truly remarkable event (John 20:11-18). Although she...

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. (Matthew...

No Christian who has studied his Bible denies that God knows future events, but one of the most controversial topics among Christians is the question of "how?"--how does God know the future? While Bible scholars propose several possible answers to that question, here are the two most common positions: 1. God knows the future because, being outside of space and time, he can foresee everything that will happen. This perspective is often referred to as the "eternal now", where t

I ended the previous post with this exhortation: "Since abiding faith is the only guarantee of obtaining heaven, this should prompt us...

First, a warning: this post is going to be somewhat controversial. There are many who strongly believe in a doctrine often referred to as "once saved, always saved (OSAS), or "eternal security" or "perseverance/preservation of the saints". Proponents of this doctrine believe that once a person with a sincere heart truly confesses Jesus as Lord and Savior, he is guaranteed heaven. They believe that from that moment on, God will hold onto that believer and nothing--not even the

"Ahh... it doesn't get any better than this!" While we experience many wonderful moments in this life--times when it seems like life...

When asked if he was afraid of dying, Woody Allen once famously responded, “I’m not afraid of dying, I just don’t want to be there when...

What if Earth Be but the shadow of Heav'n, and things therein Each to other like, more than on Earth is thought? John Milton - Paradise...

Some of you older readers might remember those cartoon shorts from the 60s called "Fractured Fairytales". They presented satirical twists which completely (and hilariously) warped the original moral message of some of our beloved traditional fairytales. The damsel is not in distress; the prince has no charm; the little girl with the red hoodie (who seems so sweet) is actually hatching a devious plot against Granny, etc. If you've been reading this blog you know that I believ

This is the final post in which I have been sharing some true experiences that I documented as a chaplain in the jails of Orange County,...

Correction Unfortunately, the email for last month's post provided the wrong link (as did the "corrected email"). Purely "pilot error."...

Background The world is a complex place. Although I don't subscribe to the doctrine of meticulous providence/divine determinism--the...

About a year ago, I presented a short series of sermons called "Divine Appointments" in which I detailed three amazing encounters I...

"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." = Yogi Berra That quote brings a smile to my face every time I hear it. Yogi Berra was...