Does any of this sound familiar to you? The Christian traditions that I was raised in taught that is was presumption to say that I know for sure that I am going to be in heaven after I die…and that makes sense if you base your salvation on your manner...

“And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;” Luke 18:1 KJV “Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV “All that we can do is pray”. This is generally the conclusion that we come to after we have tried...

In this post, I feel led to take a break from musings about our present world’s circumstances to ask a simple question… Are we too focused on the trip rather than on the destination? “And it came to pass, that, while they communed [together] and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near,...

The experience of going to a theater production is unlike any other entertainment experience. It is the oldest and most engaging form of storytelling. A well told story is able to touch our emotions as we identify with the various characters in the story. A well crafted production can move...

“Why didn’t the Jews recognize that Jesus was their Messiah?“ Sometimes this question is asked in a very self-righteous, condemning way. In previous articles I have touched on some of the elements of our psyche that cause us to cling to what we believe to be normal ways of thinking...

Back in the day when there were few paved roads and thin tires on vehicles, it often happened in the climates subject to freezing and thawing that ruts would form on the dirt roads during the wet, muddy season. During the winter months these ruts would freeze into deep tracks...