Ultimate Freedom

The great spiritual task facing me is to so fully trust that I belong to God that I can be free in the world--free to speak even when my words are not ...

Change: Treat or Threat?

The hymn-writer wrote, "Change and decay in all around I see." Change and decay are enemies that most people fear. ... When we are young, change ...

Misplaced Trust

The trend of government is to undergird us with material securities from the cradle to the grave, providing all kinds of insurances--health, old-age, ...

The "Show-Me" State

Most of us, in our desire for meaningful faith, seem to be saying to God: "Show me, and I'll believe!" This approach never works. God has ...

Inaction Is Risky, Too

"You took a big risk," somebody told me. But it would have been a greater risk to do nothing.

Faith Is a Two-Way Street

Faith is not merely you holding on to God--it is God holding on to you.

True Shame and False Shame

Shame is only partly about blameworthiness. Of course, we do feel ashamed of ourselves when we are guilty, and we should. Sin is, after all, a disgrace. ...

Knowing How It All Turns Out Gives Confidence

Sometimes we need to understand the work Christ did for us on the cross in a new way. What we need is a VCR mentality.

I am a tremendous sports fan. Since ...

Trusting Like a Cat

The best parable of trust we have in our home is our cat, Clement of Alexandria. (He had a companion cat, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, but a local coyote ...

Consider Hell's Reality

The phone call came early on a Friday morning:

"Hello. David Noel?"

"Yes."

"This is your neighbor, Mrs. Waldron."

"Who?"

"Mrs. Waldron, your neighbor." ...