If you’re like me, you grew up under the impression that the God of the Old Testament and Jesus of the New Testament were not very much alike. OT God was angry and steadily slinging thou shalt not’s at His ill-behaved children. Conversely, NT Jesus was much nicer, talked a...

When I give it a bit of thought, I am in awe of the compassion of Jesus. I barely have compassion on the sweet old lady driving 40 miles below the speed limit on the on-ramp when I’m going somewhere. Don’t lie. I know you’re there with me. A dozen...

One of the ways God teaches me is through good examples of bad examples. A while back, I was at the doctor’s office for an appointment. I sat alone in the waiting room with a mask on my face. The nurse who signed me in politely asked me to keep...

The shock and pain of tragedy spreads quickly. Like lightning shooting through the sky, the heartache of Tuesday’s catastrophe has spread all over the world into each of our lives. Within hours, people all over the globe are responding to the shooting in Uvalde. The array of emotions and responses...

The song is more than 10 years old at this point, but I’ve always loved and been intrigued by the chorus of “10,000 Reasons.” The lyrics go like this: Bless the Lord, O my soul. O my soul, worship His holy name.Sing like never before, O my soul. I worship...