Do Thyself No Harm (Part 1)

Most everyone either knows someone or knows of someone who has been affected by suicide. You may have even struggled with this. It has hit people hard and caused a vacuum in their life, with pain and loss. I want to talk about it. If it’s so much better for the child...

Another Candle

As I approach a pretty big birthday by God’s grace, I’m taking a spiritual inventory these days. Things I was once fanatical about as a younger man are now no longer important but were a waste of time. All of that stuff is now fading out of sight like lines on a...

Blank Slates

When I was ordained into the ministry 28 years ago, there seemed to be at least a modicum of Biblical understanding among most people, even if they weren’t people of faith or church attenders. However, today, according to Christian and secular researchers and in my...