Lost in Translation

It's Thursday evening and I just pulled into the garage back in Carmel. I've been gone three days and each time I head out, I already am thinking about returning home. I have driven close to 1000 miles in the…

It's been a long time since I have added any volumes to my theological library. I used to study incessantly and for the last several years, I have been so busy that I must admit that I haven't been as…

It's difficult to believe but the days are still getting longer and we have almost another month before we hit the longest day of the year. It seems like just yesterday that we were in the middle of winter and…

Today is the 50th day after Easter and that means that today is Pentecost, considered by many theologians and Christians alike as the anniversary of the birth of the church. Way back in Matthew 16, Jesus was talking with the…

When I was a young boy, my grandmother had a Bible that she used most of the time when she studied or read her devotions. And I don't mean she just "read" the Bible - I mean she "READ" the…

Today is the anniversary of a somewhat obscure day in the history of the Anglican Church in England. For it was on this date, May 6, 1536, that Henry VIII, the King of England, proclaimed that English language Bibles be…

It's been several weeks since I was last on a road trip. And most of the time, at least in the recent past, Janet has been with me. But not this time - I came down with a co-worker who…

The last several weeks have been pretty hectic. I have found myself offering up some prayers for things that I need help with, or people that I have run across who need real prayer and encouragement. Last week, I offered…

Last Friday, Janet and I returned home from Williamsburg where we spent 2 days visiting with Janet's family. During the trip, I conducted some business in the area as well, and to be honest about it, I am busier than…

It's Easter. The most important day in the Christian calendar. We're past the Upper Room Passover dinner, the journey to Pilate and the cross, the crucifixion of Jesus and are at the most incredible part of the story - the…