“For like a poisonous breath over the fields, like a mass of locusts over Egypt, so the swarm of excuses is a general plague, a ruinous infection among men, that eats off the sprouts of the Eternal” (Søren Kierkegaard).  “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one” (George Washington).  “He that is good for making excuses is seldom good…

I am finding it increasingly difficult to trust what we were led to believe were our national stalwarts of truth—the news and the government. The media seems to have an agenda, reporting the news with a twist. Government is just a numbers game and is run as though it were a major corporation. They say, “Vote for a difference!” Yet, it is…

As one thumbs through thousands of years of human history in the Bible, there are moments where certain events parallel or repeat. Some of these were prophesied to do so. For example God told Moses that He would “raise up a prophet…like you and put My words in His mouth” (Deut. 18:18).  Similarly there is a parallel with a lesser known Melchizedek…

There are many who rant against religion—organized religion, more specifically. The common theme is the desire to have a relationship with Jesus and believe in Him without all the rules, rituals and regulations that traditionally go along with being affiliated with a church. Those who think this way are quick to cry “hypocrisy” and abandon the established system. To them what they…

What would you do with your last days? Many with terminal illnesses have had to face this reality. We, the healthy, go through life thinking very little about the end. King David wrote, “LORD, make me to know my end and what is the extent of my days; let me know how transient I am.  Behold, You have made my days as…

After the riots and civil unrest that took place in the summer of 1967, many cities across the nation enacted a mandatory youth curfew of 10:00 p.m. As a result, a reminder to parents was given on air before the late night news from the late 60’s and into the 80’s. The reminder was, “It is 10:00 p.m. Do you know where…

What do you talk about over dinner? There is an international initiative that started at the University of Washington called, “Let’s Have Dinner and Talk About Death.” The plan is to initiate conversation about end-of-life care and wishes from loved ones. According to this group, people are not having this conversation. When asked why have it at the dinner table, they said,…

What would Paul have us to see in this passage? “Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off” (Rom. 11:22). It seems a contradictory concept. Can God be both kind and severe? The answer is yes, God is just.…