Yes. I am posting a statement I made 11 years ago. Why? If I post it, I might read it. If I read it, I will evaluate it. If I evaluate it, I might find some areas where I still… Continue reading

Outlandish? Audacious? Extreme? Radical? Unreasonable? Shocking? Absolutely. Discipleship is a consuming passion leaving all other passions in the dust by comparison. That is the nature of consuming passions., Look what people leave behind for passions and consider that eternal significance… Continue reading

Born October 17, 1711, Jupiter Hammon, writer, enslaved American, poet, preacher, businessman from Lloyd Neck, Long Island, New York. He was a committed evangelist who took a biblical position to criticize slavery while teaching his fellow enslaved people how to… Continue reading

I wanted to share this again because you may have been startled wo wakefulness this morning with a sense of dread. I think that today offers you something better than that. How can you make it better? Start with rejoicing… Continue reading

On October 15, much of the Christian Church remembers Teresa of Ávila (St. Teresa of Jesus), a church and monastic reformer and contemplative Christian. In one of her classics, "The Interior Castle," she wrote that the treasure of heaven lies… Continue reading

I would not mention this except that, my pastor friend may need this because many of us hate confrontation. We'd rather subject an entire congregation to a 30-minute sermon about something that one member needs to work on – just… Continue reading

The Interior Castle or The Mansions Biography from Christian Classics Ethereal Library Go there for a complete collection of her works. Born in Avila, Spain, on March 28, 1515, St. Teresa was the daughter of a Toledo merchant and his… Continue reading

"I can't Feel at Home in this World Anymore" is both mournful and hopeful. We all long for home. For a time, we may be content with the values, hopes, and benefits of this world. As we progress, we find… Continue reading

Many cities and states are observing the day. Here’s some of the history behind it. Three years after President Biden became the first U.S. president to formally commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, more than a dozen states recognize some version of… Continue reading

"Lord, you have assigned my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure." – Psalm 16:5 God is righteous. That means that everything about Him is fully integrated into His holy character – He is 100% pure truth,… Continue reading