Category: Christianity

I couldn’t sleep one night and as things go when laying quietly in the dark my mind went on one of those Beagle-type wanderings where it rushed down all sorts of rabbit trails until finally it latched on one scent…

The Christian Carnival is a weekly collection of posts submitted by various bloggers, which are written from a Christian perspective. Your author has two posts in this weeks Carnival. The 25th Christian Carnival has been hosted this week by Messy…

The Probability of God, the book by Stephen D. Unwin, has resulted in a flurry of articles, both pro and con, on the utility of his argument. For examples of pro (Evangelical Outpost: Wagering a Life: Part 1 – Urwin…

It appears that the legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has added an amendment to its hate-crimes law called “harassment by communication.” There is concern that this could be used against churches that address homosexual activity as sin. More to…

With all the concern these days about diet, about carbs and protein and what is or is not good for you to eat, there are lessons we can learn from our diet that carry far beyond its effects on our…

Maybe its because I am an optimist, or maybe its because I enjoyed the parade and fireworks yesterday and church today. For whatever reason, I am thankful for what we have in this country. That includes our religious freedom. I…

Late one night I was going through a collection of stuff that needed to be sorted into discard and keep piles. I came across a box filled with old keys. There was no way to know to what locks they…

There is a term for parents whose children (in our case child) have moved out. They are called Empty Nesters. Now as those children face one or more difficulties, some of them are moving back in with their parents. These…

One of the fundamental axioms of Christianity is that people can change. When a person becomes a Christian they begin a process of becoming something new. This truth was expressed by Paul in his second letter to the Corinthians (5:17):…

I have been rereading some of my earlier writings and today I came across an article I wrote for a church newsletter last year, entitled “Fast or Slow” and it got me to thinking about how things have changed, even…