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A Christmas Carol:  Fear of the Future

A Christmas Carol:  Fear of the Future

For the past two weeks, we’ve talked about Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic A Christmas Carol.  Like Scrooge, many people are haunted by ghosts of their past—but God…

The Christmas Present

The Christmas Present

Last week we talked about Charles Dickens’ book, A Christmas Carol, how the ghosts of Christmases past still haunt us today, and how God wants us to…

A Christmas Carol:  Ghosts of Christmas Past

A Christmas Carol:  Ghosts of Christmas Past

Christmastime is here.  Time for decorations and singing, parties and gifts and laughter.  Growing up, one of my favorite traditions was when my mom and dad would…

A Second Chance

A Second Chance

Oops, The Book of Blunders tells about police who “stopped a teen-age girl in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, after complaints that a car had been seen going around…

Peace and Grace

Peace and Grace

Recently, I read the following story about fear: One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about…

Go, Tell!

Go, Tell!

Recently, I read a little story by S. Briscoe, about keeping quiet instead of sharing faith: Feeling a concern for witnessing can mean that you will have…

Prophecy Fulfilled

Prophecy Fulfilled

With the solar eclipse, hurricanes, rising sea levels, political and social unrest, many people have been asking me about biblical prophecy.  They want to know if these…

A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones

In George R. R. Martin’s novels, A Game of Thrones, which has become an HBO television series, the nobles from the Seven Kingdoms of the continent of…

What is Truth?

What is Truth?

Last week, many people enjoyed the day off in remembrance of Columbus Day. The famous Looney Toons cartoon depicts Columbus trying to convince King Ferdinand of Spain…

I Am What I Am!

I Am What I Am!

Recently, I was reminded of an old story that I’ve heard many times, and perhaps you have, too.  The version told by one comedian says that an…