Everybody seems to like the words “unprecedented” and “never before” when describing the past couple of years in relational terms. “Never before” has America been so divided; it’s “unprecedented” the level of animosity we’ve engendered towards each other. And still,… Read More ›
Christ’s crucifixon
Why Easter?
Happy Easter. Not Happy Pink Bunny Day or Happy Chocolate Egg Day (we need a separate day for chocolate anyway). Why is it Happy? It’s happy because, as we “celebrated” Good Friday two days ago, the perfect person died just… Read More ›
Who Am I?
As we occasionally grope our way through the valley of the shadow of death, the most curious thing happens to our minds: we can’t think straight. Depression notoriously alters our perception of reality, and our reaction is to want to… Read More ›
Does God Really Care?
What if God and I decided to text each other? (God) Sup (Dave) nmh (God) hru (Dave) ok. Hau (God) Gud (God) Ru rly ok (Dave) no (God) sup (Dave) wk crz (Dave) mom 7k, bff 2 busy 4me (Dave)… Read More ›
Debt Forgiven
Everyone has messed up. It doesn’t matter the venue, circumstance, or relationship, we’ve all blown it. Remember the last time you put a dent in your relationship with someone – a sharp word, an argument, perhaps a misunderstood comment? Maybe… Read More ›
What’s Christianity All About? Part 3 of 3: The Ultimate Sacrifice for the Ultimate Solution
Part 2 finished with the realization that, in order to make things right for mankind, God had a functioning system of animal sacrifice, but it wasn’t a permanent solution: a human needs to die in order to satisfy Justice’s demands…. Read More ›
Like Jesus, Part 1 of 2
There’s an old song entitled, “To Be Like Jesus” that has the words, “Oh, how I long to be like Him.” What is meant by that, of course, is that we want to be everything Jesus was: kind, generous, godly,… Read More ›
Like Jesus, Part 2 of 2
I’ve stated before that we rarely, if ever, take a true look at Jesus’ humanity. His divinity is overwhelming, and His resurrection is the reason we have hope. But this would not have been possible had Jesus simply been God… Read More ›
Dark Mirrors 