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 secular atheist speaks on “worship”

And it’s a brutal warning for anyone who worship’s God. Some of my best ideas come to me while singing worship songs at church. There’s something about belting out (mostly on tune) lyrics that exalt God. I see the world through different eyes. Sunday...

Toxic Brew: Politics & Scripture

When politics starts to appropriate scripture to defend its cause, danger is close. One of the joys of reading through the Bible is that I run into scripture passages that trigger all sorts of thoughts. These are passages that I might not have thought to consider...

An activity to honor Psalms 119

“Thy word have I hid in my heart…” is more than a noble sentiment. When I was younger, I participated in a Bible Memorization program at church called AWANA.  It was like a mix of the Scouts and a Vacation Bible School.  The name itself is an acronym...