I’ve been attending church services for over 30 years. Here’s a list of the books of the Bible – and a few front-burner topics I’ve never heard preached in any substantive way. Some of them might surprise you: Leviticus Numbers 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles Psalms Job Ecclesiastes Lamentations Obadiah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah…

Not exactly a resolution, this post captures my longings for 2009…and 2015, for that matter… Click right here to read it. 

I’m re-reading Elizabeth Goudge’s The Dean’s Watch, a Christmastime treat to myself. (Ignore the lame dustjacket cover at left. The book is wayyyy better than the picture would ever lead you to believe.)   Take a few moments to enjoy her beautiful description of a life completely surrendered to God:       “…she took a…

“Why would God waste 8 hours of each day?” I once heard a conference speaker ask his audience. “If we serve a God who communicates with us, why would He remain silent at night while we sleep?”  This Advent, I have been amazed at the way God told His story to those who were willing…

TracFones. Brainwashing. Surveillance. Creep Club. CIA. Parkour. Characters named Dilbert, Humpty, Swarm and Snake. All populate a shadowy world featured in T. L. Hines’ techno-supernatural 386-page hardcover fiction release, The Unseen (Nelson).  The book tells the story of Lucas, an urban nomad who lives in the airspaces and attics of office buildings. He has no past,…

Why do the same Christmas decorations that look so festive in mid-December look so tacky in mid-January? (And why do some Christmas decorations look tacky no matter when you plug them in and inflate them on your lawn?) When did the term “Thundersnow” start getting used by TV meteorologists? Does anyone else find the breathless…