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I’m taking a break for a few days. But I’ll leave you in the care of wise counsel. Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one …
I’LL NOT KEEP YOU IN SUSPENSE. When we can’t get along with our neighbor, we should get along little doggie. Give them their space. Elbow room. Six-foot privacy fence. It’s okay. Jesus said so. Here are three versions of what he said. …
I HOPE THE LADY who sold me a cedar fence doesn’t read this blog. I wouldn’t want to get her employees in trouble. As I type this, Mexico and Brazil are playing World Cup soccer. When I went downstairs for a late lunch, I turned on the TV. I knew …
THIS BIBLE QUESTION caught me off guard. I invited readers to tell me what one question they would ask God if they got the chance. Here’s the question from Brenda Savidge (who gets a free book for her trouble; Brenda, email me): Since God knows …
BOTH DADS ARE DEAD. The father who raised me. The father-in-law who became my friend when I married his daughter. Father’s Day reminds me of this, which makes it like Memorial Day. A time to remember. Dad on the phone 800 miles away, talking me …
EVER WONDER why our favorite relatives and friends often seem to die first, leaving us with the Grinch who stole Christmas, Cruella de Vil, and the Wicked Witch of the West? Conventional Christian wisdom might explain it this way. God wants sweet …
YOUNG GALS WHAT TO KNOW. It’s the Bible Question of the Week, and it comes from Christina Smith Wise, who is passing along a question some young ladies asked during a church confirmation class. For her trouble, Christina gets a free book if she would …
I GOT AN EMAIL ALERT this week from the Religion News Service: “One of the most formidable figures in the world of Christian thought weighs in on hot topics such as natural disasters, homosexuality, and whether he thinks Christians can believe in …
ONE OF MY BIG REGRETS is that I moved 800 miles away from the rest of my family. I’d do it again, of course, because 800 miles away is where I met my wife and where we raised our daughter and son—my two best contributions to this world. I didn’t have …
WATCHING A COMEDY—The Big Bang Theory—I think I may have come up with the answer to this Bible Question of the Week. I got the question from LaVerne Tilson, a lady who has been on the planet long enough to deserve an honest answer to whatever …
I’VE BEEN ON THE PLANET long enough to have close friends and family who are facing what they say feels like age discrimination on the job. I find myself thinking about that lately and wondering what the Bible has to say about it, if anything. A few …
IT’S NOT HERESY. It’s Bible study. I’m prepping to lead my Sunday morning Bible study group in doing something they’ve never done before. Bible translation. For the better part of an hour I’m going to turn them into a team of Bible translators. I’m …
