Am I A Good Parent?
Have you ever asked yourself the question: Am I A Good Parent? The first question to ask is: are you a good parental steward? Key verse: Luke 12:42 “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of »
The Pragmatic Christian
What do you do when things don't turn out like you think they should? Do you remain faithful to the call of the Lord? Do you question Him?
Sick To Death
“Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that He will not hear. For your hands are stained with blood, »
Physical Fitness to Bring Glory to God
When asking the score of my granddaughter’s soccer game who at the age of seven had just begun playing the game, my son, her father, told me there wasn’t a score. They do not keep score so none of the children will be disappointed if they are on the »
Will the Real God Please Step Forward?
“To Tell the Truth was a television game show you just might not remember; on the air from 1956-1968 and syndicated in reruns thereafter. There were three contestants, one of whom was committed to tell the truth. The other two could lie as much as they desired to throw four »
Your Magi Journey in 2012
The New Year is entered often with resolutions to conform more to a self-set standard you did not attain in the year past; or shall we say in many years past! At least this is a common beginning to the New Year. The spiritual or church year in a new »
Mere Shepherds
We know very little about these shepherds, who as a group, of whatever number, are the best known shepherds in history. The nativity story has few details in it of which many ask questions and wonder concerning the authentic answers. General imprecise knowledge of the culture of the first century »
Mary, Did You Know?
Martin Luther in one of his Christmas sermons on the Incarnation preached: “Wherefore, Saint Bernard declared there are here three miracles: that God and man should be joined in this Child; that a mother should remain a virgin; that Mary should have such faith as to believe that this mystery »
All Packed In Until After Christmas!?
December 1st . . . . . . and not nearly enough days before Christmas to do everything on your schedule! Every year is the same, especially if children are still at home; the calendar leading up to Christmas is crazy full; children’s Christmas programs and class events to attend; »
Living Every Day With Death Looking Over Your Shoulder
Are you living every day with death looking over your shoulder? Morbid! That is the sense one gets from this title. The young particularly think little, if at all, of death. Even vigorous middle age folks do not expect a fatal heart attack will strike in the next moment. The »
Exasperating Teenagers
The exasperating teen years, exasperating at least from parents’ perspective, was front and center in the October issue of National Geographic. Blazoned on its cover the title read: “The New Science of the Teenage Brain; but try as I might, reading the article several times, highlighting and mulling over the conclusions of the author, I frankly could not find anything NEW.
Is God Gracious?
Is God really gracious; is He really good, since pain and suffering are such a large part of the nature of this present world?
