What’s today’s date? The full date? When you said it, did you include the formal label “AD.” Probably not, we only use it on diplomas and legal documents – but it is true that every day we live is AD. AD stands for Anno Domino, or “the year of the Lord.” We use AD because […]
The Bible describes the Church as the very Body of Christ. There’s no such thing as an American church. Or an Egyptian church. Or a persecuted church. Or an African church. We are called together the family of faith, the household of God. And when one part suffers, all suffer. So when we hear about […]
The end of one year and the start of another is a great time to take stock of our own lives. We look back over where we have been and set priorities for where we want to go in the coming year. We make lists and goals and plans. So did you achieve everything you […]
Every family seems to have at least one aunt or uncle who is obsessed with the family tree. They’ve researched the generations past, they’ve visited cemeteries and court houses and scoured family bibles for evidence of those who have come and gone before us. Genealogy holds a particular fascination because it helps to locate us […]
I love Christmas hymns. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Angels we Have Heard on High, Angels from the Realms of Glory – three of my favorites. At Christmas it seems many people in the culture are willing to embrace the possibility of radiant beings from the unseen realm breaking into human history to bear messages […]
He couldn’t have been more than 5. Everyone in the race was bigger with longer legs but no one had their sights set on the prize like this kid. Sure enough, he won! Half an hour later there were awards and he beamed as he received his trophy and took the mic from the MC. […]
The headline was clear. The accused had been convicted and the sentence was life. Galatians 2:20 is my life sentence. It acknowledges that “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” When you hear the phrase “life sentence” my guess is you think of the former and […]
I volunteered to help an organization with a mission I believe in evaluate their current program and brainstorm how they might improve. Their ministry is to mentor middle school students. In preparation for the day-long meeting, I was asked to read evaluations offered by students who had left the program. One stands out in my […]
Do you make lists? I do. I have a list for the day, the week, the month, the year, and lists in my mind related to the future. Many things on my list do not get done. I migrate some things from one day to the next or one year to the next but the […]
Toward the end of their lives, John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson, “My friend, we have lived in serious times.” Serious times call for serious people who live serious lives applied to serious things. I contend that the days in which we live are no less serious than the days of Adams and Jefferson. The […]