Rome didn’t crucify thieves. Crucifixion was reserved for crimes against the state. It was their way of saying, Mess with us and this is what will happen. From the state’s point of view (not necessarily Pilate’s), Jesus was crucified because He was perceived to be an enemy of Rome. He was a king, and as such, potentially a threat to themContinue reading “A Rebel And The Prince Of Peace”
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Anything But Minor
(This is adapted from Known Intimately, Loved Ultimately, Vol. 1 and is available through 21st Century Christian.) Bad decisions—we’ve all made them. Fortunately most of the ones we make are known only to us and perhaps a few others (hopefully people who love us). Then there are those bad decisions made on the world-wide stageContinue reading “Anything But Minor”
Always There To Explore
The 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing was celebrated on July 20th, 2019. My father worked in the space industry in Huntsville, so it was a big event for our family. I remember we pulled the dinner chairs out from the table and parked them in front of our black and white Zenith television. TheContinue reading “Always There To Explore”
A Devotion Worth Imitating
Lizzie Griffiths is 25, a teacher, and lives in England. She has a pet—it’s a bearded lizard. Not long after she got “George,” he developed a bump on his face. She took him to the vet and had it removed. It returned and she repeated the process. It came back a third time and she learned it was cancer andContinue reading “A Devotion Worth Imitating”
Too Much Information Or Not Enough Wisdom?
If you’ve been around a while (smile), you’ll remember a time when it was fashionable for people to be told to take off their masks and get real with each other. We were told to open up, confess, and be less inhibited. It was for the most part sound counsel as too many people with serious problems triedContinue reading “Too Much Information Or Not Enough Wisdom?”
“There’s Not Going To Be Any More Of That”
My father-in-law was a WWII veteran. He was drafted soon after he was married in 1942 and stationed in Germany. He often told people that on the coldest night of his life, he was on the back on a truck in Germany when he received news that his first child was born. What I don’t ever remember hearingContinue reading ““There’s Not Going To Be Any More Of That””
The Wonder Of Why
A group of atheists in north London have been creating some buzz lately by meeting for church—“atheist church,” as many are referring to it. I find it extremely interesting that people who don’t want to have God still find a need to have “church.” Is it a step-down program? Or maybe a step-up program? I suppose time will tell. InContinue reading “The Wonder Of Why”
The Walk Of Faith
10,000 steps—that’s what the medical community says we sedentary Americans need to do every day to maintain a healthy lifestyle. They recognize the difficulty most of us have in finding time to get to the gym or the health club two or three times a week. They’re telling us we don’t need to do that—we just needContinue reading “The Walk Of Faith”
The Power Of Faith
I wrote this post when Zig Ziglar passed away in 2012. For those of you who don’t recognize the name, he was probably the top motivational speaker of the 80’s and 90’s. Along with Dr. Robert Schuller (of Crystal Cathedral fame), Ziglar popularized the kind of thinking that Norman Vincent Peale had written about a generation earlierContinue reading “The Power Of Faith”
The Power Of Choice
It’s not about chance, but choice. Yet isn’t it true that all too often we find ourselves acting as if we really don’t have a choice? We are compelled by circumstances, overwhelmed by our past, or influenced by others into a certain course of thought or behavior. We really had no choice. The ability to choose is such a remarkable gift. To have the power to decideContinue reading “The Power Of Choice”
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