A Weary World Rejoices

A Weary World Rejoices

I’m tired. I’m tired of masks. Where did I put it? When do I wear it? Does it help or not? I’m tired of opening and closing the offices due to either confirmed cases of COVID or someone exposed to the virus while visiting family or friends. I’m tired of video...
A Day of Nothings?

A Day of Nothings?

When the weather is warm and I have no early appointments, I enjoy my coffee on the front porch where I read my Bible, pray, and meditate. I clearly remember such a Saturday just last month. It was Saturday, October 10, 2020. As is my habit, I regularly jot the date...
Sinners in the Hands of a Lousy Preacher

Sinners in the Hands of a Lousy Preacher

Your ordinary routine in preaching was interrupted by Covid-19, which forced you to adjust to preaching to a camera. Now, perhaps, you’re doing both—virtual and in-person. These are strange times. So, this could be an important time for some self-supervision regarding...
Suffering does, in fact, have a purpose

Suffering does, in fact, have a purpose

Among the most humbling and formative events in my life was standing before an interfaith gathering of seminary students in 2000 to deliver a Christian perspective on theodicy—a word which, in theological circles, references the problem of human suffering.  First used...