Death makes us consider our need for God. That was a most prescient observation made by the pastor at a recent memorial service for a man I’ll call Kevin. Prior to falling ill in his mid-40s, Kevin had volunteered at our church’s food pantry, even though he was a member of a different congregation. Though…
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Early October brings us the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs. A friend who lives, eats and breathes the sport is in seventh heaven. Me, not so much. It’s hard to believe I have faded away from watching baseball, considering it was my favorite sport growing up. I thought there could be nothing better, no dream…
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Our pastor has been preaching through the Book of Mark the past few months. While his series has been engaging and informative, for me a particular point sticks out: how badly the Pharisees missed the mark. They started out with good intentions: seriousness about keeping the law. But along the way, they turned 10 Commandments…
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While plans can always change, last month House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi scheduled a Sept. 27 vote on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. If the spend-money-like-drunken-sailors progressives in the House have their way, they will tie a $3.5 trillion wish list to it. To that I say, watch out. The idea that we can tax…
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By now, everyone has heard the bad news: Windows 11 is coming. Later this year on new computers and next year for upgrades. We can only hope some kind of virus delays the rollout. It’s been five years (I waited nearly a year after its release) since Windows 10 forced itself onto my old HP…
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On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S., I can’t help thinking how quickly the past 20 years have gone by. It seems like only a couple weeks ago that I saw a headline about a plane hitting the World Trade Center. Rushing through my morning email, I…
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While a handful of schools played last weekend, the upcoming Labor Day weekend marks the major kickoff of the 2021 college football season. Ordinarily, that would excite football fans like me. But there are circumstances that mitigate against that. One is the countless players lining up to profit from new NIL (name, image and likeness)…
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The Aug. 8 passing from pancreatic cancer of Bobby Bowden, one of the winningest coaches in college football history, prompted considerable memorials and tributes from many in the sporting world. My memories of the esteemed coach go back 45 years. While I was still living in Florida, Bowden announced he was leaving West Virginia University…
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The question the leader of our men’s group posed during a discussion about discipleship was straightforward: What brings you deep joy? I had an immediate answer, drawing from two events—one current and the other past. The first involved a story I wrote recently for AG News, the Assemblies of God (AG) website about the stunning…
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Recently at my small men’s group, we discussed a devotional about the faith of a child. The author talked about how working at a Christian school helped him to understand this concept. On one of his first days, a seven-year-old prayed for his pet, which had fleas. These kids trust God is close and listening,…
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