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He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? -Micah 6:8 We didn’t talk much about justice growing up; at least not in the way I often hear it talked about now.Continue reading “Scary Justice”

We look around at the world and see a lot of things. We see beauty and many wonders, and praise the Creator God. We see mysteries and stand in awe at the Omnipotent God for whom all things are possible. We see the intricacy and order of our lives, our world and our universe andContinue reading “Evil and Hope”

So I’m back! The last couple of months have been some of the craziest and most intense I have ever experienced. My wife Charmaine and I spent over two weeks in Thailand, meeting with refugees and pastors, learning more about the Karen people and about international missions work with our friend Joanna, a missionary thatContinue reading “HOPEless”

As you are probably aware, we are preparing to go to Thailand very soon (11 days from today – see the above Thailand Trip Info tab). One of the most intimidating aspects of this trip for me personally is a request that has been made that I teach a 5 hour seminar on living forContinue reading “Suffering and Serving”

A news item caught my attention yesterday. In an effort to compete in the “sleaziest TV network” competition, NBC has announced it will begin airing a show this fall based on Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Clubs from the 60’s. The news item that caught my attention was out of Salt Lake City; the NBC affiliate thereContinue reading “Dirt and Coffee”

I still vividly remember the reactions people had to 9/11. People were shocked, horrified, angry, and scared. They were looking for anyone who could make some sense of what was going on; Rudy Giuliani stepped forward and showed both grace and resolve as leader of New York City. George W. Bush brought encouragement, comfort, andContinue reading “Big Tent”

I view the Christian life like a race. Not like a simple foot race, more like a car race (I’m driving an Audi R8). And it isn’t like some Nascar race: “Where do I go to get to the finish?” “Left…left…left…left…” I picture it like a chase scene in a movie. We’re flying down theContinue reading “Driven, pt 2 – Nascar and a guy named Geoffry”

So I’m reading this post-apocalyptic novel (I like those things…if the world comes to some fiery end before Christ returns, I’ll be ready!), and one of the odd little things the characters in the story talk about is time.  One night one of the characters asks several others what time it is, and she getsContinue reading “Fake Relativism and Lessons on Sex”

We really like being comfortable.  Each of us defines comfort differently, but the vast majority of the time we will gravitate towards something that puts us in our personal comfort level no matter where we go.  For some, comfort means seeking out that American restaurant when traveling abroad.  Maybe comfort is only listening to ourContinue reading “Chicken and Fruit”

A lot of people get eschatology, or beliefs on the end times, wrong.  Really wrong.  We argue and fight over pre-tribulation, mid-tribulation, and post-tribulation rapture (orwhether there really will be a rapture).  We point and laugh (or yell) at those close-minded pre-millennials or those wacky a-millennials.  Even many of you who have read some ofContinue reading “Driven”