Hope is an important word, with an important meaning behind it. When I was in counselor training, one of the worst problems you would ever find was a lack of hope. When people have lost hope, then it impacts their capability to deal with all their problems, no matter the severity. Hope allows us to come back from terrible tragedies. It allows sport’s teams to pull off incredible upsets. Hope can provide a path out of some very dark places.
Category Archives: Christian Life
The Danger of Distance
Why do I think I can solve the world’s problems when I won’t even try to solve the problems in my community.
Steal Away Home – Book Review
Steal Away Home tells the remarkable story of a slave, Thomas Johnson, who first heard of Charles Spurgeon when he was forced by his master to throw Mr. Spurgeon’s anti-slavery writings into a raging bonfire, created entirely of Spurgeon’s writings.
Mass Shootings are Evil
Mass shootings are one expression of evil in our society today. This evil impacts the lives of all involved. We can help fight it or contribute to it.
No Community
This is not a post primarily about Covid, lockdowns and political decisions. It is a post about the impact of those decisions and others on a society. One definition of a society is “The totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals.” There are a couple of key words in that definition,Continue reading “No Community”
The “Love” Chapter
What kind of love is really found in 1 Corinthians 13?
Friends of God
Religions often keep people distant from God, but God has something better planned for you.
Living in a Broken World
We live in a world that appears broken and damaged. Why is it that way and what can we do about it?
Strife in the Family
Hostility with no end is no way to live.
The Truth Will Set You Free
Truth is freeing, but how do we find the truth in the complex world that we live in?
Seeing God 