An old hymn says In every high and stormy gale, my anchor holds within the veil. A newer version adds Cornerstone, Weak made strong; in the Saviour’s love Through the storm, He is Lord Lord of all. Both versions are good. But there are plenty of self-identifying Christians who might more honestly sing In every high…

Walking along the beach of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers: Simon (later called Peter) and Andrew. They were fishing, throwing their nets into the lake. It was their regular work. Jesus said to them, “Come with me. I’ll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I’ll show you how to catch men…

Today would have been my mom’s 107th birthday. One of the best pieces of advice she ever gave me was this — Enjoy every moment — Let’s you and me try that today as way of celebrating her life.

This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. “It’s pretty simple,” my friend tells his new employees. God didn’t go to all the…

Where we stopped here yesterday — Maybe I need to let Gene Peterson’s version of Job 42:3 be my Prayer of Confession: I babbled on about things far beyond me, made small talk about wonders way over my head. Anybody else need to join me in that admission? — Anybody else guilty of having babbled on…

“Why didn’t God heal my father of kidney failure? Why didn’t he heal my child…my mother…my wife…my husband…me…?” Good questions. They’re part of yesterday’s blog here by The Rev. Dr. Warren Latham.  I said in my closing commentary yesterday that he and I still have some unanswered questions, and that maybe you do, too. “Be patient…

Wally Latham, a real life friend and colleague from both my Asbury and Emory Universities days, is also known more formally as The Rev. Dr. Warren Latham. His faith, his writing, and his willingness to live with unanswered questions are all reasons I continually commend him to you. So with his gracious permission, here’s something…

Walking along the beach of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers: Simon (later called Peter) and Andrew. They were fishing, throwing their nets into the lake. It was their regular work. Jesus said to them, “Come with me. I’ll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I’ll show you how to catch men…

This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. Christ Jesus said that, in John 3:16. He went on — God didn’t go to…

Yesterday’s hallway dialogue, as told here by my friend Wally, reminded me of one of my favorite things from John Maxwell. It’s from his workbook about spending One Hour a Week with God in a seriously concentrated manner. He mentions that people criticize that practice for any number of reasons. Maxwell thanks them for their…