“Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all,” wrote Alfred Lord Tennyson in 1850. A powerful statement. Is it...

So I read this book last week: Small Preaching. It was pretty good, though not excellent. I’ve read better, but I’ve read much worse,...

Ecclesiastes is a difficult book. Solomon makes puzzling statements. Look at these verses from Eccl 3:19–21: “For what happens to the...

God’s truth is everywhere. I read this poem recently. It has profound truth for us to consider. It’s entitled, “Mr. Meant-To.” It goes...

I love Amazon. Go online, pick what you want to buy, purchase it, and it will show up on your doorstep in a couple of days. How simple is...

I love spring but you know what that means. Lawn care. Aerate, power rake, dethatch, mow, edge, overseed, fertilize, water, spray—all...

Around a year or so ago, I wrote a “From Pulpit and Paper” entitled, “On the Uncertainty of Riches.” The title came from 1 Tim 6:17,...

To those who gave birth this year to their first child—we celebrate with you. To those who lost a child this year – we mourn with you. To...

I’ve been reading an excellent book—The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl R. Trueman. The central question he tackles is this:...

What will the New Heavens and the New Earth be like (Isa 65:17; Rev 21:1)? Such a glorious question for Christians to contemplate. The...

I am by temperament a critical person. What I mean is that I tend to process information analytically. Analysis comes easy for me....

Have you ever heard (or spoken) one or both of these statements? - “I can’t imagine raising kids in today’s world!” or - “I’m worried...