Ten years ago, I was persuaded by a few people to write a weekly blog. At the time I did not know what a blog was, but I decided to give it a shot. Here we are, ten years later and today’s Christmas blog is number 500. Next Monday is Christmas Day and there will […] Read more

When people establish a belief, they should do so because they are utterly convinced that what they are believing, that which they are putting their confidence in, is true. Truth is paramount. The idea of truth has always been very straightforward. Truth is that which is ultimately, finally, and absolutely real. Truth is the “way […] Read more

Author Paul David Tripp offers some profound words on the issue of freedom. He says: We’re all slaves; the question is, to whom or to what? Everyone is willing to make sacrifices; the question is, to whom or for what? We all follow sets of rules; the question is, whose and for what? We all […] Read more

It is amazing how many times in the Old Testament you read this about God’s people, “they forgot the Lord their God.” As the Jewish people wandered through the desert for forty years, God tells them just before they entered the promised land: For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, […] Read more

This is part two of “It All Started with Genesis” that posted last week. Click here to read Part One. ***** Probably the most brilliant scientist I have ever heard speak is Dr. Hugh Ross, a Canadian Astrophysicist. As a young boy he was very curious about the universe. At the age of eight Ross […] Read more

Over the years I have had conversations with many religious skeptics. I’ve heard all types of expressions of doubt and unbelief. A great example of this is a letter written by a seventeen-year-old student to a friend. “You ask me my religious views: you know, I think, that I believe in no religion. There is […] Read more

I am at the age where many of my peers are moving into retirement. Many have confided in me that it is a frightening thought. When you think about it, most have been working in the same career for well over forty years. There is the fear of what to do with your time and […] Read more

Every quarter I like to share quotes that I have encountered in my reading and research that have been meaningful to me. I call them “Nuggets of Wisdom.” ***** “There are two ways to get enough, one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” —G.K. CHESTERTON   “Judge each […] Read more

A number of years ago I read a book titled, The Intellectual World of C.S. Lewis by Alister McGrath. He tells us one of the reasons Lewis was so intellectually effective was that he fully immersed himself in the world of ideas, those that were both ancient and modern. When you add the wisdom he […] Read more

In a book I am reading, the author asks a very pointed question. “What did you do with your life?” I realize this question may be a bit premature, but it is something to think about. Based on the current trajectory of my life, how will I answer this question as I get older? I […] Read more