by sworel | Mar 14, 2021 | 2021, Musings
Recently I have been receiving a number of emails about donating blood. I was able to give platelets a few months ago and apparently I am now on some sort of Red Cross priority list. They keep telling me that O negative blood is in short supply and they desperately...
by sworel | Mar 5, 2021 | 2021, Musings
Back in 1993, The Barna Group partnered with the Lutheran Hour Ministries to survey a wide number of issues among Christians. One of their questions had to do with sharing the gospel. At that time, 89% of those questioned responded that they do believe it is their...
by sworel | Feb 28, 2021 | 2021, Musings
I recently read an article in the Biola Magazine that asked a very pertinent question, “In a time of intense polarization and provocation is there any hope for a return to civility?” The article contained a conversation that several Biola professors had about a new...
by sworel | Feb 19, 2021 | 2021, Musings, Uncategorized
I was reading Matthew chapter 7 this morning and was arrested by the phrase, “good gifts for your children.” Everyone wants to give their kids good stuff. This past Christmas I got a card from my god-daughter and she was regaling gifts she received over the years. She...
by sworel | Feb 11, 2021 | 2021, Musings
About 15 years ago, John Piper was facing a horrible diagnosis of cancer. But instead of whining or fussing about the hard days to come, he wrote an amazing message entitled, “Don’t Waste Your Cancer.” If you have not read it, please go download it and absorb his...
by sworel | Jan 28, 2021 | 2021, Musings
As I am writing this musing, I am sitting in the parking lot of the Department of Motor Vehicles waiting for a friend. You ought to hear some of the conversations. You can hear some amazing “advice” and thoughtful insight for living from others. The trouble is, a lot...
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