For many, one of the first things you learn in life is that people older than you can tell you what to do. Or at least they attempt to. This is not to say that we necessarily respond to it, only that they see themselves in a position to do so. The most likely...
It was one of those idyllic summer days in the high country in Colorado. I had set up camp with my son and two grandsons as the sun sank lower in the west. The air was cool, but not cold as we laid out the sleeping bags and started dinner. The boys were early grade...
Modern Problems / Ancient Solutions In the 1980s, a new term was coined: “toxic masculinity.” It really didn’t take off, however, until about 30 years later. Now we hear it almost daily. The phrase, as defined by those who initially coined it, is well expressed in an...
“It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). This verse is very familiar and is, at times, an admonition to be mindful of whether we are of a giving or benevolent nature. There is no shortage of companion verses we could cite that bolster this idea. It...
Once, there was a gigantic golden egg that floated in nothing. After drifting in this endless blackness for a year, it hatched. And that’s how the universe came to be. Or there was a man with a thousand heads. The gods sacrificed him, transforming him into butter....
The 350 years the Judges governed Israel were some of the darkest times in their history. Because Israel would not remain faithful, God sent one oppressing nation after another to punish Israel to bring them back to faithfulness. During the days of the...
