I appreciate your patience with my efforts to improve the spiritual encouragements that I send your way. This past week, we looked at focusing on a single verse for the day and digging out some nuggets of truth. Your feedback was helpful and we will be incorporating some of that effort into our daily posts.Continue reading “Never Stop Growing”
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For the Remainder of the Week
I have received some requests to spend more time digging into the text and perhaps concentrating on one scriptural text for the day. So for the remainder of the week, I will be drawing a scripture common to the Lectionary and devoting the day to its study and meditation. There will be nine posts perContinue reading “For the Remainder of the Week”
Another Monarch Story
King William IV unexpectedly became monarch of the UK, Ireland, and Hanover in 1830. With two older brothers he had not anticipated ascending to the throne. When they both died William was shouldered with the burden of leadership he had hitherto evaded. Instead of the requisite stately life of a public figure, he had enjoyedContinue reading “Another Monarch Story”
Should I Worry About AI?
I’ve been writing Christian comment columns for newspapers and radio for more than 30 years – but I had a shock when I asked an artificial intelligence computer program to write one for me. The question that I posed was simple. Could an AI program produce a faith comment column that would match up toContinue reading “Should I Worry About AI?”
The Murder of Christians Continues…
Fulani herdsmen on Saturday killed at least seven Christians in Benue state, Nigeria, bringing the total to more than 60 villagers slain in the past month. Assailants killed a Christian in an attack on a worship meeting Saturday night (April 1) in Logo County, according to Morning Star News, after at least six Christians inContinue reading “The Murder of Christians Continues…”
Modern Day Witch Trials
J.K. Rowling is arguably the most successful author in the history of publishing, with the possible exception of God. And “Harry Potter” was a kind of bible for my generation. Since its publication beginning in the late ’90s, the series has taught tens of millions of children about virtues like loyalty, courage, and love—about theContinue reading “Modern Day Witch Trials”
The King’s Heart in the Lord’s Hands
As the reader probably knows, on September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Her reign lasted for seventy years, and she was the longest reigning monarch in the history of England. Most British people, from the accounts I’ve read, felt she was a good and noble queen. Not without fault,Continue reading “The King’s Heart in the Lord’s Hands”
It Can’t Happen Here
In 1935 acclaimed American writer Sinclair Lewis’s novel “It Can’t Happen Here” was published. The novel described a fascist takeover of America, not from outside but from within. 1935 was a time when many Americans inclined toward communism or fascism. Lewis believed that the greater danger to American democracy was fascism. Many Americans then andContinue reading “It Can’t Happen Here”
The October Surprise
Two weeks ago, commenting on the war in Ukraine, President Joe Biden said “We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis.” And this week is the sixtieth anniversary of that crisis. JFK’s confrontation with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in October 1962 arose from the discovery in July thatContinue reading “The October Surprise”
Lessons from the Life of a Queen
I was outside relaxing with friends on September 8, when we heard the news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s passing. The four of us—including a British church denomination leader, a Royal fine artist, and a previous chief operating officer of the Royal Albert Hall—spent some time reflecting on her extraordinary life. It was particularlyContinue reading “Lessons from the Life of a Queen”
Intentional Faith 