Better than a “happy meal” …
Americans take their happiness seriously. How many times have you heard a parent say, “All I want is for my kids to be happy”? And if we’re […]
12
Mar
2024
Category
Holiness
30
Jan
2022
Leaving out the hard part …
Doesn’t it sometimes appear there is no end to just how irrational we human beings — or we Christians! — can be? Take, for example, a common […]
31
Jul
2018
Yes, God DOES take your being holy seriously …
It’s alleged that former NFL quarterback, Joe Theismann, explained to his soon-to-be-ex wife why he was divorcing her like this: “God wants Joe Theismann to be happy.” […]
25
Jul
2018
An urgency for holy living …
It’s almost mid October, which means social media sites are no longer flooded with laments of scorching heat engulfing different parts of the country. Still, an occasional […]
25
Feb
2016
A hatred endorsed in scripture …
How many times a week do you hear someone say, “Haters gonna hate”? We throw around the term “hate” with a great ignorance as to its real […]
08
Apr
2015
This is one of the most critical decisions you will ever make …
At least once in your life — if not daily for most of us — you will have to choose between pursuing “happiness” or holiness. It’s one […]
30
Sep
2014
The critical topic churches avoid today …
Why did Jesus suffer and die on the cross? That seems to be such a simple question, for even the young child in Sunday school would likely […]
22
Jun
2014
Thank God for limits …
The first time I visited a Chicago suburb, I was taken aback by the back yards of the homes there. I arrived in Illinois from Arizona, where […]
18
Jul
2013
Does your life look like this?
One of God’s greatest passions for you and me is our holiness. Like pure ocean waters, God wants our lives to be holy, completely free from sin […]
08
Oct
2012
He’s just like his father …
It was a decade ago, when the Texas Rangers were making a run to get to the World Series, that I listened to a local radio personality […]