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BLOG 5/22/18. “FORSAKING ALL OTHERS …” With the wedding of royal couple fresh in our minds, it might be a good time to take a fresh look at vows, at faithfulness and unfaithfulness. The royal couple looking deeply into one … Continue reading →

  BLOG 5/18/18. IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A ‘CHRISTIAN’ NOVEL? In a recent dinner-table conversation, I was asked whether I had read somebody’s ‘Christian novel.’ I had never even heard of the author, or of any of the … Continue reading →

BLOG 5/15/18. A CONVENIENTLY IGNORED TEACHING OF JESUS It is such an enormous blessing for those of us who profess to be followers of Jesus Christ, that we have the documentation of his life and teachings by eyewitnesses, or by … Continue reading →

BLOG 5/11/18. MY ‘GADFLY’ JOURNALS I was surprised by the several comments I received about my recent blog on Frodo as a model of faithfulness. I agree, and I identify with him since I am also an unlikely bearer of … Continue reading →

BLOG 5/8/18. FRODO: A MODEL OF FAITHFULNESS It might surprise my readers, but I find the diminutive and rustic hobbit, Frodo, in J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic Lord of the of the Rings, to be a model for me of … Continue reading →

BLOG 5/1/18. WHY ARE WE SO RELUCTANT TO BE HONEST IN CONFRONTING DEATH? Let me see if I can do you a favor. Let me raise the issue and help us all to come to grips with the issue of … Continue reading →

BLOG 4/27/18: IT’S INTERESTING HOW JESUS DEFINES TRUE DISCIPLESHIP? What with all of the assertions about, and definitions of, those who profess to be followers of Jesus Christ, it is worth taking a step back and looking at how Jesus … Continue reading →

BLOG 4/24/18. HOW DOES ONE ENGAGE AGEING WITH HOPE AND JOY? A couple of months ago, when I was spoke in this blog about my impending 90th birthday, I got back some interesting comments asking if it got any easier … Continue reading →

BLOG 4/20/18. PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS … ARE FOR REAL Reading Cory Booker’s (junior senator from New Jersey) fascinating recent book United is a graphic reminder that the Biblical teaching about the sinister and subtle and subverting presence of principalities and … Continue reading →

BLOG 4/17/18. “BY THIS TIME YOU OUGHT TO BE TEACHERS OF OTHERS” OK, let’s get this on the table right up front: Christ’s followers are called to be contagious with the reality of God’s New Creation, which he came to … Continue reading →