If you've been reading these reflections for a while, you may remember that a couple of months ago I was examining Ephesians...
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God revealed his law to Israel, showing them how they were to live in covenant relationship with him. But, in their sinfulness, the Jews could not obey God’s law with such perfections as...
This might just be the most frequently disobeyed command of Jesus. Let me explain this rather audacious claim. Christians sin against each...
When I was sixteen years old, I received my first driver’s license. That precipitated a moral crisis for me. I noticed that most of the cars on Southern California freeways exceeded the speed...
At one time or another, most of us have asked the question, “What should I study if I want good work?”
Early in my pastorate at Irvine Presbyterian Church, I stirred up a storm by what I wore—and didn't wear—when I preached. As it turned out, congregation members were impressed by what they called.....
When I was a child, my parents were always eager to hear of my successes in school or on the athletic field. But if they overheard me telling my friends of my great...