The books I read seem to follow a particular pattern or rhythm. There are five broad categories. First, I enjoy reading about people I consider to be iconic in some…
An astute church member emailed me recently with a great idea. While perusing the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she noticed the annual recommended book list provided by AJC and wondered if I…
“Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people.” Philemon 1:7 I was stationed near the finish line of…
Shout to God with loud songs of joy Psalm 47:1 Apparently in the ancient days of Judaism it was proper, and accepted, for people to leap, shout and sing to…
When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an…
I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, may have power to grasp how wide, and long, and…
“’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is…
“For God so loved the world, that He gave his only Son. That whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son…
“…each one heard their own language being spoken… Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”” (Acts 2: 6b,12) Years ago, when we were still newlyweds, a…
God loved the world so much, he gave us his Son. John 3:16 (paraphrase) Modern life is crowded and cacophonous. Everywhere you turn there are more people shouting at you,…