Restore or Discard?

Restore or Discard?

What happens when an appliance in your house breaks down? The heating filament in my oven toaster broke about a year ago. It would have been much more expensive to repair it than to buy a new one. So we threw the broken one away and bought another. This seems to be a...

RAP Preaching

The pulpit is a very dangerous place. Preach badly and you are guilty of making God’s word sound dull and ineffective. Do it well and immediately the ego is in danger of deadly pride. Some of us are called to walk this  dangerous tight rope on a regular basis....

Father’s Day Ramblings

I remember the day Stephen, my No.1 son was born. I remember carrying him in my arms. I remember carrying him and wandering all over the maternity hospital long after visiting hours were over. I couldn’t bear to let him go. The nurses finally caught on to us and...
The Mummy Affirms

The Mummy Affirms

I went to see “The Mummy Returns” with No.1 son. I confess. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You should see the resurrected evil phantom guards crawling along the walls of famous London buildings. Man, that was cool! Ok, ok, the story included references to...
View from the Ditch

View from the Ditch

Parables are no fun when you know how they turn out. For example everyone knows about the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37). Heck, we all want to be the Good Samaritan. We know we should extend aid to all who need it even to those who despise us. The...