Why We Make Time for Family Dinner
Our family eats dinner together almost every night of the week. It is one of the things I think my wife and I have done well. Whatever else ...
Faith
Showing posts with label Faith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faith. Show all posts
God Was Caring for Me Before I Knew I Had Cancer
More than three years ago, I had surgery for kidney cancer. This morning, my surgeon reviewed my lab work, CT scan, and X-ray and told me I ...
I Built a Free Devotional for Families
We wanted to read the Bible together as a family, but preparing for it was often enough to keep it from happening. On a normal weeknight, I ...
I Was Asked for Three Books. I Couldn't Do It.
Someone asked me recently for the three books, besides the Bible, that taught me the most about defending my faith. I could not do it. Every...
One Verse I Keep Coming Back To
Paul says he learned to be content. That word, learned, is the one I keep coming back to. I find it encouraging that he describes something ...
What Billy Graham Taught Me About the Cross
I have listened to Billy Graham and read his books for a long time, especially over the past decade. His autobiography, Just As I Am , is on...
We Call Out to Dry Bones
There are songs that make you tap your foot, and there are songs that take you to your knees to worship. Lauren Daigle's "Dry Bones...
Pontius Pilate, Carved in Stone
In 1961, an Italian archaeological team excavating the Roman theater at Caesarea Maritima found a limestone block that had been reused in a ...
Valerie’s Letter and the Freedom No One Can Take
V for Vendetta sits at the top of my movie list , and Valerie's letter is a large part of why. Evey is locked in a cell, her head shave...
What The Count of Monte Cristo Taught Me About Providence
I keep Edmond's storm speech from the 2002 film The Count of Monte Cristo at the top of my favorites page . He delivers it as a toast a...
What Mister Rogers Still Teaches
Some of my best childhood memories have a cardigan and a pair of blue sneakers in them. I grew up with Mister Rogers, and I never really out...
Why I Stopped Blogging (and Why I'm Back)
My last post here was in January 2018. Eight and a half years is a long time between posts, so a little catching up is in order. I got mar...
One Solitary Life
He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant. He grew up in another village, where he worked in a carpenter shop until he was ...
He Has Risen
It's around 5:00 AM in Jerusalem as I write this post, and all I can think about is the women arriving at the empty tomb of Jesus Chr...