“You will have to give an account for every careless word you utter.” (Matthew 12:36)

In case you've forgotten the inconsistency of the president's claims regarding the danger of the Coronavirus, the following is a compilation of his own words complete with links to the times and places he said said them. (I'm indebted to the work of another who put the quotes and links together.) "The coronavirus is very …

Unrestricted Love

Loving our “own kind” and those who already love us is easy love. Where’s the “surpassing righteousness” or reward in that? It brings God maximum glory when our love is as expansive as his. I admit that the enemy-love message is not exactly what you’d call “attractional.” Sadly, it’s easier to gather a crowd with …

Learning the Language

The commission Jesus gave his disciples to make disciples could be compared to learning a language. As brilliant as they both are, my two four-year-old granddaughters don’t need English grammar lessons quite yet. The definitions and proper use of indirect objects and predicate nominatives don’t seem to stick. The best way to teach them how …

The Heavenly Weeper

Though ranting over the evil of the world and rushing headlong into the penalty phase may make us feel righteously superior, it actually exposes our spiritual childishness. It is lamentable that no amount of brainy people working together, no politician or party, and no innovation of science can hold back the tide of our sin …