The Suffering Servant Pictures of children starving in Africa. Pictures of the Holocaust. Picture of homelessness. Pictures of children dying from cancer. Pictures of grotesque birth defects. Any time someone mentions the goodness or love of God, atheists and agnostics want to throw emotional arguments into the mix. “If God is so good and loving, […]

The Greatest Day of the Year If you ask me, this is the greatest day of the year. Forget Christmas. Forget my birthday. Forget my anniversary (sorry, honey). Forget my children’s birthdays (sorry, guys). Give me the first day of the NCAA tournament! I have always loved this day. When I was preaching full-time, I […]

Life Lessons from Exercise I’ve made no secret on this blog of my love of exercising. I swam for an hour this morning, and I plan on swimming at least an hour tomorrow. I’ve started using weight machines to help strengthen my legs and my arms. Exercise invigorates me, eases my pain, clears my head, […]

The Winning Team Yesterday, I had to get tires for my Prius – wire was showing, and my wife drives it an hour to work; I could certainly not allow her to drive a dangerous car. But, I had a problem: My beloved University of Kentucky Wildcats were playing for the championship in the SEC […]

The Legacy of Nancy Reagan Nancy Reagan will be buried this afternoon beside her husband, President Ronald Reagan. I plan to watch the funeral; I’m interested in presidential history, and, I must admit, that growing up in the 80s has caused me to have a special fondness for the Reagans. I’m writing this before the […]