Abraham was called to a land he would never own to start a nation he would never see. Instead he meandered around the ancient Near East like an aimless vagabond. Moses spent the last forty years of his life wandering around the Sinai Peninsula with two million of perhaps the most ungrateful and stubborn people to … Continue reading
The king is dead. A thoughtless hunter who had too much money to spend and too much time on his hands lured him out of his protected kingdom, and shot him with an arrow that wouldn’t kill him until some 40 hours later, when the hunter “mercifully” put a bullet into his head. The kill … Continue reading
It’s happened again. A well-known conservative makes a thoughtful and astute observation, and the supposedly more-tolerant left goes off the deep end. This time the conservative was reality show star Jessa Dugger. She decided to reflect on the deep impact visiting the Holocaust museum had on her, and she compared it to the practice of … Continue reading
What if Christians were more like Christ? What if we lived zestfully, gave sacrificially and loved unconditionally? What if instead of complaining about rights lost, we loved those who wish to wrong us? What if we practiced turning the other cheek? What if instead of seeking legislation to protect our rights, we laid our rights … Continue reading
I know, some of you read the title and are ready to send me a scathing, 3,000 word e-mail about abortion, the right to life movement, Roe v. Wade and fetal heartbeats. Don’t waste your time. I’m wholeheartedly against abortion. I believe it is murder and I also believe that a just God will one … Continue reading
The Pondering Preacher 