In the elections that were held yesterday, there was one race that was, as the media announced it, “too close to call.”  There were two candidates who made their cases to the people, and when the votes were tabulated, there was no clear choice among the people.  So, now it’s back to the polls again, to see if a majority consensus can…

Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego refused to bow down and worship Nebuchadnezzar’s 90-foot-tall image of gold.  The three young Hebrews were brought before the Babylonian king to be met with this question, “But if you do not worship…who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?” (Dan. 3:15).  This is similar to Pharaoh’s response to Moses and Aaron, “Who is the…

Ok, so I looked up a kids’ definition for “scientific theory.”  Sometimes science definitions (for adults) can get so convoluted that you need a definition of the definition.  Let’s get it simple and easy for everyone – “a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory.”  “Once the [hypothesis] phase has been carried out (at least to some degree) and…

The power and supremacy of the Lord is graphically depicted in contrast form in Psalm 135.  “The Lord is good…the Lord is great…our Lord is above all gods.  Whatever the Lord pleases He does…He causes the vapors…He makes lightning…He brings the wind…He destroyed the firstborn…He sent signs and wonders…He defeated many nations…and gave their land.” Now, the contrast.  “The idols of the…

Can you imagine the audacity of the Pharisees to continually question Jesus to His face about His doctrine and practices?  Wow!  We see one of those occasions in Mark 2, when “His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain.”  The Pharisees, in their typical fashion, said, “Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” (2:23-24).  As a…

Being around large crowds last week, it struck me.  There were babies of all nationalities, with parents who obviously had a native language other than English, crying and crying and crying.  Yet, they all sounded the same, and any parent (no matter their nationality and native language) could understand their cries (prompted by hunger, discomfort or exhaustion). Then, I made the spiritual…

I remember when my girls, yet unborn, moved about in their mother’s womb, and I was able to feel their movement and kicks, even on the outside.  I also remember holding them in the hospital and rocking them to sleep at home.  In God’s eyes, when did my girls receive life? You know the story of Mary greeting her relative, Elizabeth, and…

In Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” a gypsy named Esmeralda, seeking asylum in Notre Dame, sings the song, “God Help the Outcasts.”  The song begins, “I don’t know if You can hear me Or if You’re even there…”  I don’t know if You’re there! Unfortunately, that is the approach many take to God. A mother was recently being questioned by her…