Quite often I have spoken about retreating from a life of triviality and escaping this modern desire to be entertained. I sat in a waiting room the other day and watched the people come and go.  Over the course of … Continue reading

“Oh, gross!  Mom, this is gross!  It feels all squishy to my hands. I hate to unstop the sink.  It’s got all kinds of gook in the bottom.  It feels yucky!” Mom would look amused and say, “You just put … Continue reading

“He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.”  Proverbs 16:26 This verse means that the threat of hunger keeps us working, even when we may not want to work.  Our appetite for food and shelter … Continue reading

“And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.”  Jeremiah 3:15 The Bible teaches us that as Christians, we have all been made partakers of the Divine nature. (II Peter 1:4) … Continue reading

As you enter the new year, do you ever feel like your life may be haunted by memories of the past?  Does it ever feel like something unresolved is wandering the hallways of your heart and mind that just won’t … Continue reading

What could possibly be wrong with having knowledge of good?  I understand this tree was coupled with the knowledge of evil, but even God acknowledged that in eating of this tree Adam and Eve would have knowledge more like His … Continue reading

Nazareth was a little town snuggled in the hills overlooking the Plain of Esdraelon.  Most likely it consisted primarily of some small houses, a synagogue probably built on its highest knoll, and a marketplace at the entrance to the village.  … Continue reading

As the Easter season approaches, we will hear many lessons on what has been called the triumphal entry of our Lord.  However, I would like to focus for a moment on one question. Why did Jesus leave the temple and … Continue reading

What if there was no Christmas?  I don’t mean what if Christ had not been born, for we all know the tragic outcome of that prospect.  What I mean is what if the liberals and agnostics had their way and suddenly … Continue reading