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We have all played the game. It isn’t complicated. Two teams form and grab two ends of a rope. The rope has a knot in the middle, and that knot is positioned over the starting point, so that neither side gets an unfair advantage in …

In 1965, James A. Michener published a historical novel called The Source. The novel acts as a survey of the history of the Jewish people from antiquity and their meager beginnings to the modern State of Israel. Set at a fictional tell (mound or ruin) …

The father of our country also had a mother — Mary Ball Washington. She has been called “rather unconventional”, “eccentric” and “at times irritating, commanding, and unlovable”  by historical  biographers. It is true that she had “a mind of her own” – but it is …

When I first fell in love with my wife, I began a life long journey together that has fascinated me. I have watched “Chick flicks” and tried to see what all the tears were about, played with puppies and tried to learn why they captivate …

One Pastor friend wrote: “Mothers are teachers. Mothers are disciplinarians. Mothers are cleaning ladies. Some mothers are gardeners & mowers of lawns. And most mothers understand that baking cookies is more important than washing windows, too. Mothers are nurses & doctors & psychologists & counselors & chauffeurs & coaches. Mothers …

I chose to pick through the life of Moses, because of something that I read recently that I want to share with you…   Gordon MacDonald: “When you read the stories of Moses and Israel, you have to marvel at the defiant, complaining unappreaciative ways of the Hebrews and …

A friend wrote: “Let me ask you a question:  How would you respond to an argument that says Christians are inconsistent because they try to uphold some of the law – like the 10 commandments, but totally ignore other parts of the law, like not …