It takes ten minutes and forty-one seconds to ride the Los Angeles RTD from the corner of Slauson and Keniston to the corner of Manchester and La Brea. At least it did when I was in high school. It also takes ten minutes and forty-one seconds for me to read […]
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If it isn’t some sort of record, it must be close to it. My father, who lived to be just a few months shy of 100, was a member of his church for 85 years. I wish I could tell you that those 85 years were wonderful, glorious years for […]
Last Sunday my church voted in Matt Manning as our new senior pastor…to take effect eleven months from now. The vote was part of an unusual five year process, one that Patti and I have enjoyed watching. I say “enjoyed” because I’ve been through the pastoral selection process three times […]
Back in the 60’s, when almost everyone drove cars with whitewall tires, I had a Christian friend who grew up in a church that believed driving cars with such tires was a sin. They reasoned that the money Christians spent on whitewall tires could be given to missions! It seems […]
My recent post, “It’s Time for America’s Churches to Take Their Financial Responsibilities to Widows and Others Seriously,” has received overwhelming support. It’s been downloaded from my site over 20,000 times and shared by over 4,000 people. Now I want to extend the thought in that post. What would it […]
When you think about it, there are certain things we can do only here on earth that we will not be able to do when we get to heaven. I’m not talking about sinful things. I’m talking about good things, very good things. Take patience, for example. There will be […]
Christians, do you know that God and Satan have an ongoing argument about us? It goes something like this: God: “Have you seen my new child, [your name here]? He made a decision to trust in Jesus Christ for his salvation. Now, he’s attending church, praying and reading his Bible. […]
Not all types of faith are created equal. In my last two posts I’ve written about evidence-based faith and ordinary faith. But neither one of these kinds of faith will earn anyone brownie points with God. The reason is because they simply treat God as an object. For example, a […]
If you ever get a chance to drive along Pacific Coast Highway – Highway 1 – do it. It’s one of the most beautiful scenic drives in America. As a child growing up in California, my family made that detour more than once on our way to visit relatives in […]
Taco Tuesday was a special night last night for me and Patti. We celebrated her last day at work and entrance into retirement after forty years working as a nurse practitioner with a hot date to Rubio’s in our local mall. Living with someone working in the medical field for […]