How’s Your Cash Flow, After Last Week?
If you’re into history – and we all should be! – the drama woven into the scene was palpable. The setting: Israel, circa 30 AD. It was the week before the Crucifixion, and things were heating up between Jesus and the Jewish leaders. Tensions were high – as they are
Will The Rescue Be Successful?
Allow me to act as a diagnostician for our cultural cohort, coming off a wild Easter season: we are virtually punch-drunk (def: dazed, stupefied). Our pastors worked overtime to distill their Easter service message for the Resurrection crowd, while our president produced his own R-rated media blast to stun
Who’s In Charge Here?
Be careful what words you choose to use. Right now, king is a word with emotion attached. Nine days ago, thousands of people across America participated in nationwide protests under the banner of “No Kings.” Over the last few days, Christians around the world renewed their faith history from
Why Does The Good Book Have Bad Guys?
Betrayed. You can’t find a story worth telling – or, hearing – that isn’t seasoned by betrayal. Sleep comes quickly if your bedside book tells only happy tales of people whose sublime pursuits are never opposed by someone they once loved and trusted. Has betrayal been part of
What Were You Celebrating Last Tuesday?
Let me lead off with a confession/reveal: I have no significant link to Irish forebears. Both of our daughters were given names with an Irish lilt (Shannon and Erin), but the only “green” in our family comes out on St. Patrick’s Day, if at all. Was St. Patrick’s Day
Whose Opinion Is Really Credible?
Solomon is a reliable source of wisdom. According to God, he was the wisest man ever (that, from the Only One Who has known every man who ever lived). Catch Solomon before his late-in-life decline – attributed to too many wives who did not share his faith in Jehovah – and his insights are still helpful.