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A FRIEND OF MINE in my Bible study group is an alcoholic. In class this past Sunday she said that for a nice long time she had no desire for alcohol. After the initial struggle, the powerful pull left her. But suddenly one day, something flipped a …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Collette, whom I’ll identifying only by her first name—because her question is so personal. Let me give you a heads up about why I picked this question. It’s not only because I have a little experience in …
I GAVE MYSELF THE JOB of teaching a Bible study lesson on Psalms. A weird idea came to mind. Try reading some of the psalms to music. Different styles of music. After all, Psalms is a collection of 150 songs and poems—many of them intended to be sung …
THE ONLY TIME IN MY LIFE I played a round of golf is when I didn’t make it to the ninth hole. I ran out of balls before I ran out of holes. That was back in my college days, when Mom and I were both going to Kent State University—me for news …
FRANKLY, it’s all too rare that archaeologists find something that supports stories in the Bible. In fact, my vote for the most entertaining atheist, comedian Bill Maher—a sharp-witted critic of religion and politics—has compared the Bible to the …
BUDDY THE DOG and I went for our morning sniff last Friday. I’d call it a walk, if that’s what he did most of the time. As a relative of mine puts it, Buddy was checking his peemail. I know it’s my fault for not making him walk more and sniff less. …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Janet TeBockhorst Page, who wins a free, signed copy of one of my books. Here’s her question: What happened to Esther after she saved her people? Here’s my answer: I don’t know. Esther goes off the grid. …
I HAVE FRIENDS who, first thing out of bed in the morning, say a prayer. It goes something like this: God, use me today. I drove one of those friends to the airport yesterday morning. I had to roll out of bed at 4:45 AM to do it. My cell phone alarm …
I DON’T THINK IT’S FAIR that wedding tradition seems to throw a huge spotlight on the father of the bride, while treating the father of the groom like The Invisible Man. It doesn’t feel, I don’t know, Christian. Granted, for social introverts …
YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED to do this: Flip open the Bible at random and take it as a message from God. Far as I’m concerned, that’s the perfect reason to give it a shot. What’s the harm? There’s enough of God in the Bible that sometimes it’ll work. You’ll …
FOR A CHANGE OF PACE I thought I’d take a few minutes to think about people I’ve seen lately who have done something unselfish. Nothing spectacular. Just ordinary folks in everyday scenes putting someone else first. A few weeks ago. Several from our …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Dini Garcia in Florida. She gets a free book for asking a question that made the cut for the Monday Question of the Week feature. Here’s her question: I have a friend who has had a terrible loss. As a …
