What if Everyone is Wrong? | Episode 7

Want to think more clearly and generously? Learn how Aristotle’s square of opposition relates to issues such as U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, the sanctity of human life, CRT, and censorship.  

Frailty and Faith

Our frailty Shortly after 9/11, a few of us finally return to the racquetball club for a pre-dawn workout. We pause in the foyer first to watch and listen as a news commentator reads the names and circumstances of some missing and known victims: we all know it is...

Psalm 3: Am I David or Absalom? | Episode 6

Have you been reading the Psalms all wrong for all these years? Find out if you might have been missing an important part of reading the Psalter.   Scriptures: 2 Samuel 15 2 Samuel 17 2 Samuel 18:33 Exodus 4:22-23 Exodus 5:1 Mathew 27:43 John 17:1-2 John 18:1...

A Hand Up

Humility and dependency are core elements of Christianity—that is, of a believer’s life as a follower of Jesus. That much is clear from God’s side in the phrase: “My strength is made perfect in weakness;” and from man’s in: “when I am weak, then I am strong.” I gladly...

Just One Drop

My mother has been making homemade cinnamon rolls since I was a small child—I mean get-up-at-2am-mix-roll-cut-bake-ice-from-scratch cinnamon rolls to die for. She taught me only one part of that process: how to make the powdered sugar icing. (I’m sure she would have...

Finding You by Seeing Others | Episode 5

While judgement is reserved for God, the spectacles of redemption are shared with us. May we look out and find people God created for us to see, hear, and serve. Scriptures: Romans 5:19 Daniel 9 Matthew 25 Matthew 7-8 Luke 8:42-48 John 5:2-9 Matthew 20:29-34 Jonah...

Rare and Unresearched | Episode 4

We hear the story of a man who has seen over 15 doctors, had 21 MRIs, more medical tests than he can count, a misdiagnosis of both MS and cancer and is still looking for answers. While he does not have those, he does have God. This story will inspire you to trust the...

We are the Echo

Near Terlingua, TX, cradling the Rio Grande, is a deep, narrow, rock-faced canyon, Santa Elena. Our kids suggested we visit it while we were celebrating our 36th anniversary with stays in the Texas desert and hill country. High waters from recent rains kept us from...

Barking Judgement

I attempted a feat Sunday: to ride from Paris to Detroit and back in a single afternoon. Unfortunately, the trail ended abruptly west of Detroit, just east of Blossom (Texas, of course). So I turned my bike around and rode back in order make it on time to the evening...