Faith

A much fuller and richer story

Sometimes the seemingly unrelated strands of my life seem to come together and make a little sense. I am pastor of a traditional church and (mostly) love it. Yet I am sympathetic to

Forgiving others and bearing the cross

Forgiveness has been a hot issue for me this past year. We all go through times when we have to deal with this issue, and for some reason it seems to happen all

Translating the Biblical message

A couple of years ago my brother and I were in England with my Dad. We started to worry about unscrupulous salespeople knocking on his door and taking advantage of his failing mind.

Heaven is a place on earth

This is the name of a book by Michael Wittmer, which I haven’t yet read. The blurb at Amazon reads: This planet is more than just a stopover on your way to

Pursuing the biblical gospel

There’s a wonderful quote in Static, a book which has been getting some reaction here. Ron Martoia quotes Sallie McFague, who says, “The purpose of theology is to make it possible for