The Two Most Important Commandments

There’s something we have to understand about God before we can understand anything else. It’s a foundational belief on which all other beliefs are built. And if we fail to correctly understand it, we will misunderstand almost everything about God, ourselves and this life on planet earth. So here it is…here’s the thing we absolutely […]

Grace and Peace

I realized a number of years ago that I really don’t want to walk by faith. That’s a problem because God says things like: “We live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 “And without faith it is impossible to please God…” Hebrews 11:6 Walking or living by faith means I won’t always see […]

Why Didn’t God Stop the Evil at Sandy Hook?

Why didn’t God stop what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School? Surely He saw it coming. He saw how disturbed the killer was. He saw the planning. He saw him driving to the school. Couldn’t God have prevented the murder of innocent children and teachers? Did God not care? Is He really not as good […]

Election and Other Reflections

I’ll be honest, I’m disappointed with the result of the presidential election. My candidate lost. Actually, my preferred candidates weren’t even running. So I’m feeling disappointed along with at least 57 million others. But there are over 59 million people who are quite happy with the outcome today. Many of whom would profess to trust […]

Whatever You Do, Don’t Give Up

The older I get–I’ll be 50 in a couple weeks–the less I seem to understand. I had much more figured out a couple decades ago. I’m probably less sure about more things than I’ve ever been, while still remaining solid on my core beliefs. At the core, I believe there is a God who has […]

Decommitting

It’s a real word. I looked it up. Of course spell check doesn’t recognize it. Maybe it just wants me to add a hyphen. I read an article last night about a high school football player who had committed to play football for the University of Oklahoma, but had later decided to decommit. Decommit. Is […]