"Is this love?" she asks. I regularly hear this question as a psychologist and pastor. We are ever trying to get our love life right. The English language is impoverished when speaking about love. It ...

Almost in the exact center of Scripture is Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the Bible. This Psalm’s 176 verses form a 22-stanza paean of praise extoling the rich beauties of Scripture itself. God’s ...

“I can’t stay.” That is how the student would begin and end our conversation, and, however long it lasted, the same words were used as a refrain throughout our talk, as though to underscore the ...

Of all the second-rank holidays that follow the big three of Passover, Easter and Christmas my favorite is Valentine's Day. I know it is a Christian holiday at root but so is Halloween and I love ...

"Certainly the faithful love of the Lord hasn’t ended; certainly God’s compassion isn’t through! They are renewed every morning. Great is your faithfulness." The Good News: God's heart is brimful of ...

When we hear about God in today's Scriptures, I think in some ways we kind of accept it, but with reservation. We don't really believe in that kind of absolute gratuitous love. A couple of weeks ago, ...

As a child, I attended a parochial school, taught by nuns. We had daily religious education classes and I recall several discussions about what should motivate you to keep God's commandments and those ...

Greetings and love to all in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As we all know, much hate, sin, evil and satanic activity continues to invade the earth because of the spirit of rebellion ...

Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with clergy tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read ...

Throughout 2016, the primary focus of the First Baptist family’s Scripture reading emphasis and my sermon preparation has been what the Word of God proclaims about itself. This focus has, naturally, ...