Opinion

The Idle American We have eyes to see and hearts to serve, yet somehow don’t recognize the importance of both purpose and passion until we… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate… Login to continue reading Login…

Beside The Point The dual, often competing celebrations of Christmas have been dissected by professional thinkers much more scholarly than I. Some have concluded that… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). We normally don’t think of the… Login to continue reading Login…

The Idle American Two long-time friends–Sue Gressett and Gary Dyer–regularly post items that are informative, encouraging, clarifying and amusing on Facebook. When I see their… Login to continue reading Login…

Beside The Point We all like getting new stuff. Christmas morning is all about getting new stuff. It’s only human nature, and you don’t need… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen “Have you not read this Scripture: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it… Login to continue reading Login…

Beside The Point I’m stressed. When I get stressed, I get grumpy. Ask my wife. It started at the grocery store before Thanksgiving, with Where… Login to continue reading Login…

The Idle American Irony’s definition has been stretched to the breaking point for me. Verily, Humpty-Dumpty’s nursery rhyme about his “wall fall” pales greatly when compared… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen “Thus says the Lord God: Though I removed them far among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I… Login to continue reading Login…