I Recommend “Mystery of the Cross”

Larry and I recently sampled a sliver of chocolate at Trader Joe’s called a “Dark Chocolate Crisp.” It’s as thin as a Lays Potato Chip but wow! Was it powerfully chocolaty strong! We both commented that it was so rich we would easily have any chocolate...

Smile With Me….

I was studying Micah 2 and trying to make sense out of it with my commentary. Then I saw an application for our (hopefully) future book and I wrote in a file for that book (on the topic of “sin management):”Sin Management comes from not fully facing sin...

Keeping Unity in the Body of Christ

In studying Galatians 2, I found several ways to keep unity and encouragement in the church.1. verse 1: Paul takes Barnabas and Titus along with him. He mentors them by including them.2. verse 2: Paul submitted himself for analysis by the Jerusalem leaders to make...

“Make It Easy on Yourself”

You may not remember a song from the 60’s titled, “Make It Easy on Yourself” but I thought of that song as I read some of Gary Thomas’s comments in his latest book The Beautiful Fight (which I highly recommend). After quoting 2 Peter 1:4 (we...

How to Beautify the Lord

We read in Scriptures a lot about glorifying God. My reading today of Isaiah 49:3 gives us a new angle on what that means: “And He saith to me, `My servant Thou art, O Israel, In whom I beautify Myself.” (‘Young’s Literal Translation).In other...

One Small Step for Mankind…

Some time ago a friend forwarded to me a series of photos that showed where plastic shopping bags can end up. Like hundreds of miles out to sea, wrapped around sea animals and bird’s necks, etc. Maybe you’ve seen this. And I think they said that these...