Before there was an internet with an Amazon Wish List and other wish list sites, there was the Sears-Roebuck catalog. For people growing up in my time, this functioned as our wish list. (In fact, I think the Christmas catalog was even called The Wish Book). My father was an engineer—a man given to practicality.Continue reading “Prayer and Humility”
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Hearing the Message of Numbers
I watched a little bit of a show once called Major League Fishing. It followed a professional fishing circuit of the same name and this particular show featured a tournament at Lake Fork Reservoir in Texas. In the few minutes I watched, they caught one big fish after another! No one went more than a fewContinue reading “Hearing the Message of Numbers”
Numbers and Organized Religion
It wouldn’t have occurred to a Jewish person to think there was anything other than organized religion! And for the enlightened follower of Yahweh, that such a structure was oppressive wouldn’t even have moved the needle for them (I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’Continue reading “Numbers and Organized Religion”
The Value of the Book of Numbers
I remember teaching a Wednesday night class years ago. It wasn’t very big—15, many 20 people—mostly 30-somethings in age. I don’t remember what the class was about, but we got off on a tangent about how the church of the previous generation didn’t know grace like we did. The discussion went on for a little whileContinue reading “The Value of the Book of Numbers”
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
I heard the following story on Moth Radio on Fathers’ Day weekend some years ago. It is about a husband and wife who have just experienced the birth of their first child—a girl. The father is sent from the hospital to a grocery store across the street to get a few items. He’s on oneContinue reading “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us”
The Power of the Table
Gregg Popovich was the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs from 1996 to 2025. To say that he was successful would be an understatement. Consider the following: He has coached the team for 29 seasons—that’s longer than any other current coach in professional basketball, football or hockey. He has more wins with a single teamContinue reading “The Power of the Table”
Touching Home
I had been asked to speak in our church’s summer series. The topic I had was, What more is there to life? The theme of the series was, Questions That Shape Belief, and some of the other topics/questions were, Who is Jesus and Why did He die? and Why and How do I pray? As you can see, my question wasContinue reading “Touching Home”
People First
I was seriously into popular music when I was growing up (it was my “Bible” before I knew about the real Bible). One of my favorite musicians to listen to was Joe South. It wasn’t his real name (that was Joseph Alfred Souter), but it was a great name for someone who was from theContinue reading “People First”
The Difference Between Silver and Gold
I heard a story on NPR about a man who was as a sergeant in the Massachusetts Army National Guard and served on the honor guard at military funerals. His duty was to sound Taps. It’s phrased that way because he didn’t actually play the song (he didn’t know how to play the bugle). Instead,Continue reading “The Difference Between Silver and Gold”
Thinking about Community (1)
The early chapters of Genesis have much to say about community. The inspired record has scarcely started when we read that “it is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). While this statement points primarily towards the marriage relationship, it also expresses the larger truth that God made us for relationships. We are social beings. ThoughContinue reading “Thinking about Community (1)”
