Open in New Tab Here Making Sense of it All My Grandson Wesley wrote the following to me on Wednesday: “Nampa, The world seems ablaze now more than ever after the Trump assassination attempt. I’ve been disheartened by all of it. Even in casual conversation, coworkers and acquaintances mention wishing for a different outcome from… Read More »
7/12/2024
Open in New Tab Here He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Ps. 147:4 ESV The concert between science and Scripture always brings me joy. For example, the book of Job has several detailed statements of such scientific accuracy that they bear the undeniable mark of divinity.… Read More »
7/3/2024
Open in New Tab Here Tomorrow is the 4th of July and Americans across the globe will be unfurling their flags and rolling out their grills. We gather together to celebrate the victory of a provincial gaggle of conflicted colonies over the dominant world power of the 18th and 19th centuries. Through that conflict, our… Read More »
6/28/2024 – Running the Race
Open in New Tab Here Running the Race “…let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…” Heb. 12: 1 I have been having breakfast with Christian brothers one day per week since my retirement about 25 years ago. The cast of diners has changed over time. Presently the regular attendees are… Read More »
6/24/2024
Open in New Tab Here “You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you have made summer and winter” Psalm 74:17 Are you enjoying your first days of summer? The warm, long-lit days to feel the heat and take in their delights. Every winter and early spring while still shivering off the cold I… Read More »
6/14/2024
Open in New Tab Here “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 My 3rd oldest daughter Emma graduated last week and on Sunday I have the privilege of leading Berean’s annual baby dedication. Naturally, I’m reflecting on just how fast 18 years goes by. When Andrea… Read More »
6/7/2024 – The Priest with Dirty Clothes
Open in New Tab Here The Priest with Dirty Clothes Have you ever accidentally picked up a stick or log by an old fire only to realize that it had turned to charcoal? Ugh! Unless you drop everything and thoroughly clean your hands, you will stain everything you touch. Removing that char from anything can… Read More »
5/31/2024-Lighthearted Confessions of a Deadliner
Open in New Tab Here Lighthearted Confessions of a Deadliner 1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. In sharp and unflattering contrast to myself, my lovely spouse is a hard worker. Now that she is retired from a career as… Read More »
5/24/2024-The Beautiful Bride
Open in New Tab Here The Beautiful Bride Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”– for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of… Read More »
5/17/2024
Open in New Tab Here Psalm 33:20–22 (ESV): 20 Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. 21 For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. 22 Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. In these… Read More »
