There are days when you look out at the landscape of the world and everything is so serious. Politics are a mess, the news is filled with dire straits, and our personal lives seem to reflect the consternation of the cosmos. It is at times like these that we needRead More
ARE YOU ‘SAVED’? (UH…)
A constellation of questions, common to some Christian traditions, increasingly makes me cringe. Are you saved? Is he/she saved? When were you saved? I know what is intended. They are identifying ‘saved’ with the moment I ‘invited Christ into my heart’ through the faith confession involved in ‘the Sinner’s Prayer.’Read More
Did Jesus Make Mistakes?
My eight-year-old grandson, “G,” is having a conversation about mistakes with his Dad, my son. G: “Dad, do you think Jesus ever made a mistake?” Dad: “Well G, very smart people have had different thoughts about that question, what do you think?” G: (After reflecting), “I think he did, because howRead More
Let’s all PANIC!
“Let’s all PANIC!” Those of you who hang around my rarely active FB page and other social media platforms, have become accustomed to me not posting much, and not unless I think it is something that might be actually helpful. Well, this morning I was in an email conversation withRead More