Category - Commentary

From the outset, understand that I don’t have a thoughtful answer to what I’m asking.  I’m working through it. What are we going to do as Christian Churches, after the storm passes?  Can James 1:2,3 apply to the church, as well as our personal lives?  Does Romans 8:28 tell the church that God is working through the current crisis for our good as individuals and for the church at large? There will come a time when we begin to get back to normal.  Will we may look back and say, “We’re glad that’s over with.  Let’s pick up where we left off”.  Assuming that God uses circumstances to teach us, admonish us and grow us, why then would continue...

Recently I read of a certain well-known governor who made an interesting statement as the number of COVID-19 cases began to stabilize.  He said,  “The number is down because we brought the number down.  God did not do that. Faith did not do that. Destiny did not do that. A lot of pain and suffering did that . . . That’s how it works. It’s math.” It brings to my mind a king by the name of Nebuchadnezzar.  This particular account of him is in the book of Daniel in the Bible.  You may be familiar with some things about Daniel.  Maybe you’ll remember reading about the Lions’ Den or the Fiery Furnace.  If you have ever used the expression “The handwriting on...

A friend of mine recently attended a conference and told me of a man who lives in Africa and had spoken at the event.  He quoted him as saying, “I feel sorry for America. All they have are things”. When that statement was made, I looked around the group I was with and saw many of the heads nodding in agreement. I knew that statement had to be challenged. America does have lots of “things”.  Some of those “things” are the stone gardens of places like Arlington and Saratoga, where the graves of brave men and women are marked.  They gave all they had to liberate peoples and nations around the world. America is a noble nation who has shown herself time and time again willing to...

When we introduce ourselves to someone, it’s usually with a handshake and, simply, our name.  Depending on the occasion, we might use both our given and surname.  In business and professional settings, we may tell the person we are speaking to, what or who we represent.  Occasionally, conversations move beyond that and tiny points of our lives begin to emerge, creating genuine friendships. Why write these things? We are all products of our past. I don’t mean that in some pop-psychology sense of victimization.  We should not blame our past for the situation we may be in today.  Nor, should we blame those who have negatively influenced our lives for the bad decisions we have...