I’m so thankful and proud of the elected leadership in Tennessee for standing up to the abortion industry. As Planned Parenthood continues to expand it’s reach, now focusing on Chattanooga, Tennessee has just passed a bill that declares personhood at the time of conception. The bill now goes to the desk of Governor Lee for approval….
Keller: “Everything is Going to Be Alright”
Timothy Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC, has stage four Pancreatic cancer. That’s not news—he’s been talking about it for some time. He has also been candid that he’s aware his time left here is limited. I greatly appreciate his honest hope in the midst of suffering and the reality of physical…
Word Power: The Importance of Reading and Listening With Your Radar Up
Words have power—even individual words. No one knows this better than news outlets and politicians, among others. I recently read a short news report on the voter bills that are being proposed around the country. In this particular story, the word “restrictive” was used 9 times. It helped paint the bills in clearly negative terms….
Cancel Culture
One of my biggest priorities growing up was to be liked. I needed to be liked. I didn’t like myself and thought if others did, it would cancel my own opinion. That rarely worked. I think that’s why there is so much emphasis in Scripture against focusing on the approval of men: humans are fickle…
Somebody Threw a Glass Slipper at Cinderella
Update 3/26/21: apparently, Ms. Jhaveri has been fired from USA Today. In other words, the who called for ORU to be canceled…was canceled. ————- I have never been a supporter of Oral Roberts Ministries. However, the policies being roundly condemned by the writer of this USA Today article only apply to students who choose to…
Against the “The Equality Act”
The so-called “Equality Act” is one of the worst pieces of legislation proposed in my lifetime and must be defeated. Rather than provide equality, it assures equality among women (equal opportunities, especially in sports) will never be achieved and will make the world a much more dangerous place for all biological women. In this video,…
Hope in the Hurt
Saddened to read of the fear this recent act of hate in Atlanta has created in the Asian-American community and the added struggle the pandemic has caused over the last year. Cellist Soo Bae reminds us that in all circumstances, God is on the Throne and is worthy of all blessing and honor and glory.
300 Words: A Journey in Learning to Say More with Less
The ability to express the inner world of the mind so that others hear, understand, and are then moved to reciprocate is an amazing gift. While some struggle to carry on a conversation out of timidity, the vast majority of us struggle with an over-abundance of words that often fail to communicate what is most…
Worldview Voting
As a pastor, I have always tried to be apolitical. I don’t talk about who I vote for and have never encouraged voting for or against politicians. I think my job is to speak to the world from a biblical worldview perspective rather than a partisan one. I still do. I don’t like politics as…
My Princess at 50
Today I celebrate this wonderful lady. It may be her birthday but I have clearly received the gift. I am grateful that God has given me the privilege of walking together with her on her journey for over half of these years and I look forward to the rest. We always said we wanted to…
The Girl of My Dreams: 27 Years Later
Almost from the beginning, I knew she was the girl of my dreams. Smart, funny, direct, Jesus-loving, fun-loving, pretty, and honest are just some of the characteristics that drew me to her. From our first conversation comparing travel notes standing just outside the pavilion at the Alto Frio camp to our first game of volleyball…
Numbness: When You Find Yourself on the Road to Nowhere
Have you ever been so overwhelmed that you just felt numb? Believe it or not, I think sometimes it’s normal. The question is how you process it in a healthy way so that you don’t spiral out of control before the feeling comes back. I want to tell you about my most recent journey into spiritual and emotional numbness and suggest a couple of ways to not only survive, but thrive.
Alone in an Airport
I don’t often travel alone. Actually, when I fly, I’m usually alone but I don’t fly as often as I used to. For the past decade or so, most of my travel has been in a car with my wife and two bickering kids. Great memories. No, they really are. They weren’t always in the…
An Open Letter to My Dad on His 88th Birthday
Dear Dad, If I’m completely honest, this time last year I didn’t think you would be here to see this day. All my life, I assumed that you would live to be in your late 90s, strong and healthy as an ox, just like Grandma and Grandpa. All my dreams and assumptions about that came…
Standing For Life
Quick proud dad moment: I am so thankful to be the dad to two boys who love Jesus and desire to honor Him in all they do in the different stages of life they are in. Today, I’m extremely proud of my son Jacob’s bold stance in the fight for life as a college freshman….
Dad’s Long Journey: One year Later
One year ago today, my Dad awoke not feeling well, struggling to breathe. By late afternoon, he was in a medically-induced coma on full life support where he would remain for the next several weeks, his body waging the fight of a lifetime with pneumonia. The chance of survival was minuscule. That first day completely…
