Not for the Squeamish: How to Kill a Person II Samuel Style By Mark Woods.  Published in “Christianity Today” Magazine August 6, 2015   The Bible is not for the squeamish, and particularly some of the more eventful books of the Old Testament. One of these is 2 Samuel, which tells the story of the ...Read the full blog ..read more

You Have Been So Good Sung by Sandi Patty   When I think of where I’ve been,You take me back time and again.I’m forgiven.All the heartache that I keep,Still You hold me when I weep.The grace that I receive,Because You love me. You have been so good;You are ever faithful to me.Such blessings in my ...Read the full blog ..read more

Church Is Hard by Arianna Freelen I sat in a meeting. The discussion was heated. The conversation heavy. Hearts were burdened. Chests were puffed. Sorrow, pain, arrogance, curiosity, humility, fear, courage, and forgiveness sat together in a single room. As I looked around the church, I just kept thinking—Church is hard. Church is hard for ...Read the full blog ..read more

 We Shall Behold Him Jay Plank     It’s been awhile since I’ve written in this (or any) blog.  Sometimes the words come; sometimes they are miles away from my keyboard.  Today, however, I got on YouTube and listened to Sandi Patty sing the song I’ve reprinted below.  I haven’t much to say in addition to ...Read the full blog ..read more

That “Great Cloud of Witnesses” Sometimes, in my more melancholy moments, I wonder why it is that the world seems to be running increasingly toward chaos and destruction. I then wonder why those of us who believe we have been given the charge by Jesus Christ to be salt and light seem to increasingly find ...Read the full blog ..read more