this email needs a warning label

If you click the link in this email, you will be exposed to some hardcore truth about God’s word. Today’s email has to come with a warning. HARDCORE ALERT! If you click the link in this email, you will be exposed to some hardcore truth about God’s...

is it cheating or a learning superpower?

Biblical familiarity is a huge boost to any Christian’s spiritual walk. The more you know the Bible the more it just makes sense and the more you can get out of it. But I think a lot of people dread the process of learning the information to build familiarity....

like the smell of home cooking

Is there a food that transports you back in time to a specific place? It might be your mother’s special family meal.  Or perhaps your grandma’s baking. Maybe you connect to the aroma of a special meal at a restaurant. There is something about food –...

a whale of an OT insight

It’s a bald-faced fact that if you understand the Bible, reading it is a LOT more fun. When it comes to the Old Testament, it really helps if you combine your Bible reading with a little bit of history. You don’t have to go all in on history-nerd...

get back on the horse

HI , I am not much of a horse rider. I get the chance to do it maybe every five years or so. Effectively this means that my status resets to “beginner” every time. Fortunately, for me, in my beginnerness, I always get to ride calm and gentle horses....

recovering from a spiritual flat tire

A few years ago, I bought a nice new bike. I was a special order since I’m a very tall guy, a bike that would actually fit me. I thought of myself as a “cyclist”.  And I wanted a bike that would be comfortable ride a lot. A few years earlier, I rode...

can butterfly wings cause a hurricane?

Hint: No – but that doesn’t mean small things don’t have big impacts! Have you ever heard of the “butterfly effect”? It says that a butterfly flapping it’s wings can cause a huge storm in the weather. The idea is that every storm...

Not determined by evolution

In the US where I live, today is Mother’s Day.  So I would be remiss if I didn’t start off with a greeting and hearty “Happy Mother’s Day” to all the mothers reading this. I’ve been chewing on something for a couple weeks....

45 years in the making!

I have a stack of books sitting on my desk. I actually use them as a stand for a lamp. But I chose them because they are big books and I needed some height on the lamp. What are the books? They are reflections on plays and movies written by the people who were a part...

45 Years in the Making

I have a stack of books sitting on my desk. I actually use them as a stand for a lamp. But I chose them because they are big books and I needed some height on the lamp. What are the books? They are reflections on plays and movies written by the people who were a part...

the ass-end of the story

Pardon me for going all “King James” on you with the subject line. But I’ve been thinking about Palm Sunday and an oft-overlooked character in the scene. Namely, the transportation. Yes, I’m talking about the donkey – or in King Jimmy...

the ass-end of the story

Pardon me for going all “King James” on you with the subject line. But I’ve been thinking about Palm Sunday and an oft-overlooked character in the scene. Namely, the transportation. Yes, I’m talking about the donkey – or in King Jimmy...

I had to stop reading after the first line

A few days ago I got an email from an author I follow. The this email had a subject line that jolted me to my core. “We all deserve unconditional grace and forgiveness.” I literally felt like an electric charge zapped through my body when I read that. This...