Two years ago when Nancy and I were in Israel, we visited the Golan Heights. From the peak of Mount Bental we saw stunning vistas stretching deep into Syria and Israel and all the way to Lebanon. These hills to the east of Israel have been strategically important and…
Praise God for mothers! This Sunday we recognize and celebrate the special role that God assigned to all mothers and highlight this crucial individual in all of our lives. Not a single one of us is alive today without her love and sacrifice in caring for us for nine…
As we continue to go through this pandemic together, most of us are eagerly looking forward to an end to stay at home orders and business closures. The reality, however, is beginning to sink in that even when that does occur, it will likely be some time before things…
As a pastor, I’ve had many questions come my way about the coronavirus. Is this the beginning of the Tribulation Period? Is God trying to get our attention? Why is this happening? And many others like them. While it’s impossible to give definitive answers to some of these, others…
As many readers will remember, Nancy and I were privileged to travel to Israel in 2018 and visit many Biblical sites both in Galilee where Jesus conducted most of His ministry as well as in Jerusalem where He eventually was crucified and rose again. It was an incredible faith journey…
This coming Sunday, we celebrate the greatest event in human history! Easter marks Jesus’ victory over man’s oldest curse, death, as He marched boldly out of His tomb early that morning. Despite the best efforts of many atheists, no one has yet been able to get Him back inside…
Christians around the world are about to enter into the most holy week of the year. We will celebrate Palm Sunday, then remember Maundy Thursday, observe Good Friday, mourn on Black Saturday and culminate with a great victory shout on Easter Sunday! Although coronavirus has colored our perspectives and…
As self-quarantining continues in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, folks are actually at home more than at any time in recent memory. With no sports or school events, no public worship or church activities, and no eating out or partying, many face a quandary of how…
All of our lives have been drastically altered by a tiny organism none of us can see without a powerful microscope. COVID 19 has upended our world in ways none of us ever imagined. How should we respond to such sudden and pervasive change? For Christians, our first…
Being somewhat of a science junky, I was fascinated by the recent report of DNA found in a duckbilled dinosaur skull estimated to be 75 million years old. While researchers assure us that Jurassic Park scenarios are not possible, it is entertaining, nonetheless, to consider the implications of this…