Kissing Frogs

One of my favorite Old Testament stories centers around Mephibosheth. You can read about him in II Samuel 4-16. He is clearly a type of redeemed sinners. He is a lot like you and me! He was the son of Jonathan, David’s dear friend. He belonged to the royal...

Days of Our Lives

I am fascinated by how people spend their time. The short answer is, “sleeping, working and watching TV.” A blog for Discovery Magazine (8/17/2009) says that we spend 8 hours, 36 minutes a day sleeping, 3 hours and 25 minutes working, 2 hours and 46...

Sleep

Sleep Most church nurseries have the familiar words from I Cor. 15:51 posted on the wall. They read “…we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.” Sleep is an important topic whether we are discussing the resting rhythms of an infant, the...

Four Spiritual Flaws

The other day, I was reviewing an older Chuck Swindoll book titled, “Three Steps Forward and Two Steps Back.” And I was amused to come across a section that he entitled, “The Four Spiritual Flaws.” It is a cute play on words. Since 1965 or so,...

Headlines Can’t Hurt

I was scanning a few news internet sites the other day and I was astounded by what I saw. Here are a few of the headlines, FOR THAT ONE DAY : “Iran Nuke Reactor Ready In August,” “Foreclosure Rates Surge, Biggest Jump in 5 Years,” “Large...

My Father’s World

Last Sunday was Easter and I was, as the British might say, on holiday down in San Diego. Late in the afternoon, my friend and I were watching a movie in our room on the 25th floor of a nice hotel when I first felt the low rumble. That rumble quickly became a series...