“I think I will just read dead people,” I remarked as the penned words (freshly planted in my memory) hit the trash can. Confirmation of early morning news revealed the deplorable acts committed by a popular author, grandson of an evangelical icon. Yet, the flow of his work, piercing words camouflaged as wisdom, lurked in… Continue reading Developing Discernment in Choices for Reading: Why it Matters
The chasm between the biblical vision and society's view of love and marriage has never been broader. It rings true that previous generations' view of marriage was never high enough but we have reached a low, casual attitude of both what constitutes marriage and warrants it disposable. What would seem ludicrous in generations past has… Continue reading Love and Marriage
Throughout the year I've shared book titles for pleasure and purpose. I am grateful for published authors whose education far exceeds my own; many good men and women have spent the bulk of their lives learning, teaching, and sharing through writings as their life's vocation. Aside from my own continued learning, I am an advocate for… Continue reading Top Ten + Two
Recent weeks brought me to a place of digging deeper for the purpose of affirming what I had known as truth. In addition to my personal Bible studies, I read several books whose titles I will share with you here. My quest was to explore complementarianism going beyond the 1988 Danvers Statement (https://cbmw.org/about/danvers-statement/) and search… Continue reading Digging Deeper
I'm often asked, "What’s the end-game?" Viewing life in light of 2 Timothy 1, Colossians 1:28, Titus 2, Matthew 28:18-20, and Acts 1:8, my "end-game" is to finish well. It is for the glory of God I live this life, and all things I do in His name I commit to Him. To do all things… Continue reading Finishing Well
Happy Mother's Day! All you moms get to church this morning. Let's worship and give praise to our God for the privilege of being who He made us to be. Count your blessings one by one and name by name. May we give thanks for all God has done. As Paul Tripp so wisely penned,… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day
