Lost in Translation

Yesterday evening we witnessed the first presidential assassination attempt in 43 years, when a deranged young man attempted to kill President Reagan. Thankfully, he survived the attack, as did former President Trump, but in both instances, people were hurt and…

Almost twenty five years ago, I started my advanced education at seminary when I was 47 years old. I was very interested in learning the original languages of the Bible, primarily Hebrew and Greek (I didn’t study Aramaic). I chose…

I’ve been teaching in the psalms the last month or so and as you probably know, the psalms are divided into five different sections - representing the five books of the Penteteuch written by Moses. We are currently in the…

Our home based Bible study group has started going through the 5th book of the Psalms. Most people don’t realize that there are 150 psalms, divided into five separate books that roughy correlate with the Pentateuch. These are the first…

I had a great conversation yesterday with a guy I’ve know since he was in high school with one of our daughters. His family owns a small chain of hardware stores which I usually patronize rather than the typical big…

This week, two friends of ours were the victims of elaborate scams that have resulted in significant loss. In one case, a false identity was created that resulted in the loss of more than $14000 and the other case, that…

It’s Easter Sunday, 2024. In fact, Easter came early this year - we won’t be celebrating again until April 20th of next year! We all know the story of the first Easter morning when the women, according to Luke, went…

Each time I teach Daniel or Revelation, both difficult books to understand, I am asked about the endtimes (what we call eschatology), and how things unfold in the future. I am always reminded of Dr. Branine, who taught most of…

As we start the new year, it is good to remember that God is with us, all the time, with every breath that we take. Literally... I was reminded of this once again when a friend on FaceBook posted an…

I've been a believer for most of my life - in fact, since before I went through confirmation class at Trinity Methodist Church in Chicago when I was thirteen. I grew up in a family where there was no question…