People can fool other people a lot of the time. But people live like God is stupid, blind or on vacation. Read more…

I was talking with my supervisor during one of his field visits. Somehow we got on the topic of retirement. I mentioned that our youngest daughter told me recently I could quit work and she would keep us.

My response was, “Why would I want to quit working when I am having fun?” Read more…

Translation is a tricky thing. For example, the Old Testament often refers to “hardness of heart” in King James language. Read more…

Even though I was never found guilty of any crime or breach of promise, the powers-that-be deprive me of my ability to serve God as an ordained minister. That’s another story. But the statement I gave when ordained on May 30, 1987 remains as true for me today as then.

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So, what does it really mean for Jesus to say, “Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses every day, and follow me” (Luke 9:23 God’s Word)?
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