The invisible are all around us…

__________________________________________ Every year Parents Left Behind offers a seminar for grieving parents.  Many of these parents grieve alone and are easily forgotten.  Jesus sees them.   They pulled her out of her adultery bed and tried to kill her. While...

Our personal worldviews can be…comfy

_______________________________________ A key part of a vibrant Christian life is the willingness to see others empathetically. My grandparents enjoyed hereditary wealth from eastern Mississippi timber. They had a lovely hilltop home surrounded by fat, shiny cows....

The Bible as a Sex Handbook?

In a climate of overwhelming questions about sexuality and gender, it’s important to know that the Bible has an entire book devoted to healthy desire and sex.  This was my FaithMatters column on March 23, 2024....

To the Christians in Palestine

Israel’s status changed the day tongue-shaped fire danced on the apostles… ______________________ I was at a party when I was in graduate school. I found myself at the hors d’ oeuvres table chatting with a man who was on campus for a conference. He was the...
A favorite part of Creation

A favorite part of Creation

Ain’t nothing but a hound dog?  What? When I come home at the end of the day, I get out of my car and walk to the front door.  I confess my disappointment that Pearl and Leo bark at me as I approach the house.  I think they need glasses. Pearl, adopted from a...

God’s original Holy Land

Yes.  It was harder than I thought it would be. Immediately after worship service on Sunday, March 19th I hurried into my office and changed clothes. My wife drove me to Lake Fort Smith State Park. I was on my way. I’ve hiked the Buffalo River Trail, done some...