I was recently talking in my kitchen with Leslie Thompson, and we stumbled onto the topic of extremism in theology. I started off by saying that extreme doctrinal positions are destined to fall apart (i.e. all saved, Jesus came…

Will Jesus spit out lukewarm believers from His mouth? NO! 

Will Jesus spit out lukewarm mixtures of law and grace? NO! 

First, let me say if HOT were "people" on fire for God, and COLD were "people" dead…

So, I have been asked, "Do I believe in hell?" - and I've been challenged to post my answer. 

Do I believe in hell? 

Short answer. No. 
Long answer. Yes. 

The modern view of hell (as a…

My wife loves my son. So very much. 

When Max was younger, my wife **worried** about him being able to tie his shoes on his own at school. So, she got him Velcro sneakers. 

Seemed like a good…

When Abraham was told by God to circumcise HIMSELF ... he did it immediately! Ouch! When Abraham was told to offer his son Isaac, he had to walk 3 days with teenage Isaac to Mt Moriah. 

3 days to…

On vacation, and woke up this am to watch the sun rise, and had an "ah ha" moment. It's all a matter of our human perspective. We say we watch the sun rise, but really the earth is the one…

When I was a kid growing up back in the late 70’s and early 80’s, there was a popular song by Randy Newman called “Short People” … and of course the lyrics mention that short people got no reason to…

Bad things happen to good people … but for those that love The Lord … bad things will always end up being good things! 

I remember when I was a baby Christian I left teaching 6th grade for a…

OK, I confess … I eat very badly. My wife goes out of town on business trips for weeks at a time and she can easily figure out what I’m feeding our kid by looking at the monthly credit card…

OK, now that I’ve sent back my pastor credentials … there is something that I have to get off my chest. Sin doesn’t separate us from Jesus … the law does!! WHEW!!! That wasn’t so bad. That felt good! 

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In 1912 the Titanic sunk … I know that is a newsflash for everyone. The story line of course includes the ship hitting a massive iceberg, and the indestructible behemoth sinking. However, in 1997 researchers discovered the ship did NOT…

We’ve all seen the catchy TV commercials about “Accident Forgiveness” insurance plans. You know, those amazing plans where if you have an accident, the insurance company will “PRE” forgive you … and not jack up your rates! Well, most of…

I would love to be in two places at the same time, that would be so very cool. How much easier would life be if we could be in two places at once! But, we simply can’t do it. No…

It’s funny how God works, nothing is ever wasted or without a kingdom based reason. I got a traffic ticket – for NOT making an illegal U-Turn at a traffic light – and I wasn’t thrilled. I especially lost my…

Some things taste great together. Vanilla and chocolate soft serve swirl … good! Chocolate and peanut butter … good! Peanut butter and jelly … good! Chips and salsa … good! Bacon and, well, anything … good! I’d argue that these…

Sometimes I wonder, I really do. What in the world was God thinking? I mean, He is pretty smart … in fact, He is all knowing. He knows the END from the BEGINNING. So why did He create us? Why…

My teenage son receives his driver’s license in just a few weeks, and in my parental panic, it got me thinking about when I was 17 and I had just gotten my license. 

I remember I had only been…

When I was a kid way back in the 80’s I used to love the commercial for Klondike Bars … “What would you do for a Klondike Bar?” You’d see people on TV doing all kinds of ridiculous stuff like…

Ever ask for volunteers for something at your home church? Gets pretty rough getting much help, am I right? You hear lots of, “Let me pray about that first” or “I need to check with my spouse” … which is…

Christian, you don’t have a sin nature or a NATURE TO SIN … you have a NEW nature! Your sin nature (flesh) was dealt with ONCE at the cross, your flesh (own ways) have been crucified ONCE and have DIED…

When I was a kid, I was a very good snow skier. Skis close together, parallel … swoosh, swoosh. Skis way too long for my body weight, and snappy jackets that were more colorful than Joseph and his amazing technicolor…

I’m pretty smart with some things, but others … not so much. I remember way back in college I took some finance classes that I passed only by the grace of God. Of course, I didn’t know Him back then…

Might be a good thing, might be a bad thing … but I tend to spiritualize EVERYTHING! Truly, we are spirit with a flesh wrapper, and we as believers are a supernatural creation (Ephesians 2:1-9). With that in mind, I…

My wife and I like to go for long walks in our neighborhood, and my wife is kind enough to walk slow for me! Man, I’m getting old. Well, lately we have found ourselves picking up all the metal nails…

Transitions are extremely hard, and I can tell you from experience. Let’s see. In my lifetime I have transitioned from being a New Yorker to being a Texan. I’ve transitioned from Judaism to Christianity. I’ve transitioned from a career in…