Just how much has changed in the past six weeks became apparent to me once again, this time in a doctor’s office. I was seeing my infectious disease specialist, Dr. Parker, about the infection from my recent Achilles tendon surgery. However, I was just as intent on quizzing him about what he recommended I do […]
It’s Spring. And like the rest of America during the Covid-19 crisis, we’re stuck at home. And if you’re my wife, that means it’s time for Spring cleaning! I’ve resisted the urge, but Jeanie’s whirlwind of cleaning ambitions motivated me to clean out my file cabinet. I came to a file overflowing with various oddly […]
“I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind” (Ecclesiastes 4:4). “You’re So Vain” is the title of a hit song of the ‘70s by singer Carly Simon. It depicts her evaluation of […]
Diversity. Tolerance. Inclusivity. These are the buzzwords, the politically correct, celebrated virtues of our current American culture. Let’s be honest with ourselves. All these are very commendable qualities . . . when rightly applied. God created diversity—He’s incredibly creative. He has been supremely tolerant, for thousands of years, with our sin (see Romans 2:4). And […]
As I’ve mentioned on a number of occasions, God has apparently called me to be a missionary to the medical community in Reno. Due to my frequent visits for both emergency and chronic medical conditions, I have repeated opportunities to share the Gospel with medical personnel in our city. I have now shared my Covid-19 […]
The unthinkable happened this morning. We ran out of toilet paper. The thought is sobering enough, but before your imagination runs wild, let me assure you that the crisis was averted. First, it was an epidemic (in two bathrooms only), and not a pandemic (the third bathroom had some). And Jeanie did come to my […]
Detecting Cultural Deception “Do not be deceived.” The phrase occurs four times in the New Testament. In each case, it warns Christians about downplaying the very real consequences of sin. And it has never been more relevant than it is in our country today. Just how subtle and hard to detect spiritual deception can be […]
Practicing What You Preach I was reading the Gospel of Matthew in the New International Version the other day, and noticed that Jesus talked about the very subject of our devotion today. He was condemning the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law as they were in the process of condemning Him to death: “So […]