We who are considered baby boomers have seen in our own lifetime the abandonment of religious values in the determination of our cultural values. The second of the Ten Commandments actually expands on the first Commandment by stating that not only should you have no other God placed before the one true God, but that furthermore, […]
Category: Christian Living
Make Plans – Get Directions
“The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9 NASB). Sometimes it can be difficult to allow the Lord control of our lives. We want to plan and control what we do and where we go, even though, deep inside, we know it is best for us when we follow God’s […]
Why I Care
America’s greatness was founded and is continually strengthened by Judeo-Christian traditions. When those traditions are ignored or completely rejected the exceptional greatness of American culture is at risk. Increasingly we are a nation no longer guided by moral or religious values. As I wrote in a previous blog entry: “We are in a state of […]
The Secular Concept of Moral (un)Certainty and the Christian Answer
Introduction A philosophy of life which best describes the moral character of the hippie culture in the 1960s is summed up in the phrase, “if it feels good do it.” Of course this was not a new concept, but this philosophy flourished in the hippie era. They saw this as the most natural way to […]
The Tone of Our Prayers
We have a tendency at times to feel guilty about the tone of our prayers. This often happens when we realize that are prayers seem mostly to be a list of wants; of requests for things we feel we need. Even our intercessory prayers seem sometimes to be more on autopilot, than truly heartfelt prayerful […]
Isaiah 35:1-10
When we experience grief at the loss of someone we dearly love, few of us, in the sorrow of the moment, can imagine what it is like to be overtaken by gladness and joy. My dad used to tell us that when someone dies we do not so much grieve for them as we do […]
Gaslighting – A Serious and Irresponsible Allegation
Recently I was made aware of an article written by someone who claims she has been gaslighted by her church. This article begins with the author’s claiming “I don’t sleep through the night anymore. I suffer from near daily panic attacks and almost constant anxiety. The source of my joy, my security and my identity […]
Where’s The Truth?
We learn early in life that the person who tells his side of the story first will have greater control of the way the story is told. The person who talks first and loudest will have a greater chance of being believed. Today’s political situations are perfect examples of this principle. If you tell a lie loud enough, […]
The Power of Weeping
In Matthew, at the end of chapter 26, we read of Peter’s denial of Christ. After the third denial, “Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, ‘Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.’ And he went out and wept bitterly.” (Matthew 26:75 NASB) When you know the whole story of Peter’s walk with God, you […]
Resolve to Strengthen What Remains
Most people I know, if you were to ask them, would tell you that they don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. Yet most people will admit that in general for the new year, they do resolve to be better persons. This thought of being a better person can mean different things for each person. Some just want to […]