For some days now, I have been reflecting on what may be four to five distinctive dimensional changes witnessed in my lifetime of...

If one Goggles theocracy, they will find the following definition: “A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a...

Thought this might catch the reader’s eye, especially coming from an elected official! Actually, I am referencing the dynamic which...

I continue to struggle with what I see happening across our land, economically, politically and yes, spiritually.   I am of the...

Interesting followup on last post given a conversation with a Hebrew scholar.  El Elyon means God most high, the introduction offered by...

With each year I live, and with each annual round through the scriptures, I either gain new insight or struggle more with religion. Some...

This entry, lengthy but by no means “tongue in cheek” relates to the recent discovery of the elusive subatomic particle, to which all...

This week, I was reminded by a dear friend and blog subscriber that I should get back to my writing.  I have surely been distracted for...

Sometimes I believe that the reason I am in politics is more to observe people than to serve them, though the latter is my calling.  The...

I continue to be amazed at how the scriptures read so differently each time I pass through the pages of my Bible.  The text never changes...

I sit here this a.m. reflecting on almost 40 years of service to the church and to my community.  Grateful for the scores of lives...

As I sit this morning, in one of the many places of worship in our city, thinking of all the variety of  churches on almost every corner...

This morning as I did my daily reading of Oswald Chambers, it dawned on me what the American pulpit has done to the familiar mandate of...

I already know how this entry is going to sound and thus the disclaimer and the hope that it will not be misinterpreted. This morning, as...

These last few days, I seem occupied with a curiosity as to who God fully is.  I listen and read various theologians and contemporaries...

“The doctrines of the gospel are doctrines of peace, and they bring comfort to all who believe in them; they are not like the law given...

I continue to be amazed at God’s ruthless work in my life, yet I am thrilled at my growing confidence that He will not leave me alone and...

This morning’s word was interesting in its formation.  I had read through my usual couple chapters in the Bible, taken a break to talk to...

Written by Karl Barth and the confessing church in Nazi Germany in response to Hitler’s national church. Its central doctrines concern...

This blog thing is becoming quite the disclosure instrument for me.  It seems to offer great remedy for a pent-up preacher and often...