Disturbing Facts About Sheep

“The sheep of his pasture” is how we are described in verse 3 of Psalm 100. I don’t like thinking of myself…

The Search for Authentic Church: Where else can we go?

Worldly Ways and Worldly Thinking

A big “thanks” to Aaron, whose recent comment on my post entitled, “Christian Maturity Means…

The Gate

Tending sheep was and is a dirty job. By the time of Jesus, shepherds were considered unclean. They were despised, considered untrustworthy…

Amos: Businessman or Prophet?

An excerpt from the book, Prophets or Patriots: How Evangelicals Are Giving to Caesar What Belongs to God.

The Cost of Authenticity

I love Margery Williams’ book, The Velveteen Rabbit. It’s the story of a stuffed nursery rabbit who, over time…

Growing Pains of the Soul

“Life is difficult.” The opening sentence to M. Scott Peck’s best selling book, The Road Less Traveled, says it…

The Best Christian I Know

My daughter, Mary, is the best Christian I know. I tell her that often. She never likes to hear it!

A Place at the Table

I’ve been reading N.T. Wright’s commentary on Paul’s letter to the Galatians. I love the fresh perspective he brings to…

Giving Birth To Hope

My wife is not in the habit of keeping things from me. But several years ago, when she learned my mother was admitted to…