I did a lot of coaching last summer. I coached for my two youngest sons: Elijah and his Little League team and Daniel and his T-ball team. It was a commitment of several...
It had been a wonderful trip to New Haven to visit my brother. And I even made my first visit into New York City. Exhausted and exhilarated, I was anxious to return home...
Why are some professional sports teams always at the bottom of the standings? Most teams cycle up and down the standings, but...
In Isaiah’s day, the people of Israel, especially her leaders and teachers, had forsaken God’s truth. In fact, they justified their own injustice in ways that turned truth on its head, calling evil.....
In Isaiah 5, the people of Israel are portrayed as God’s vineyard, with God as the owner and tender of the vineyard. Even though God invested great effort, lovingly caring for his vineyard...
The workplace can be a hotbed for the unexpected. We rarely see those unnerving events coming—you know, the ones that take us out of our normal routine and cast us into fearful uncertainty...
In the opening chapters of Isaiah, God condemns Israel for its immorality and godlessness, predicting a day of painful judgment. But God also looks forward to a time of restoration, when the people...
In the passage immediately prior to this one, Isaiah urged the Israelites not to put too much trust in human beings (Is. 2:22). By relying on unreliable people too much, rather than on...
“I miss them,” my daughter said to me yesterday of some friends we don’t see much anymore. It broke my heart to hear the sadness in her voice as she walked away. ...
Even in the first chapter of Isaiah, where the emphasis is upon God’s call to Israel to obedience, we are also reminded that God alone can forgive sins. God is the one who...
In January of this year I went to the Dominican Republic with Edge Outreach to install water purifiers. We were in the...
What is so Christian about leadership? From one perspective, leadership should be proactive. Leaders need to change this world. I don't know...
I never dreamed I would gain valuable insights into fulfilling Christ's call by eating at my favorite seafood restaurant. But I did. I'd been considering the passage from Galatians 6:1-10 and...
In the time of Isaiah, Israel continued to do the things associated with worship: offering sacrifices, keeping the festivals, and lifting up their hands in prayer. But God’s people were not...
Here is a promise for the ages: “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Though Jesus left this earth physically, he remains with us through the Holy Spirit...
Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal ran an article about Southerners’ use of a expression so natural, so like breathing or salting the restaurant tostados, that I was surprised to see "bless...
Leadership is a hot topic. A recent study reported that two-thirds of Americans believe we're experiencing a leadership crisis. According to David Gergen, three-quarters worry about what will become of our nation if...
My natural tendency is toward isolation. From junior high through high school, I was what you would have to call an unpopular kid. I was not athletic. I didn't party. I lacked good...
In the original language of Matthew, the main verb in verse 19 is “make disciples.” It is imperative. “Go” and “baptizing” are both participles in the Greek, which draw their force from the main...
All authority! The Heavenly Father gave Jesus all authority in the universe. This does not mean, however, that everything in creation has been renewed. Full restoration has yet to come. But Jesus...
