This year, much has changed and much has been lost. So, how should we prepare for and hope for a better 2021 and beyond? Simple. It’s time to practice tough love. Here’s how, as explained in I Corinthians 13:6-8: Main Points: Love and Truth are Teammates Loves 4 “Always” Love is Tough Key Takeaways: My […]

This week between Christmas and the new year is a great time to stop and reflect on the events of this complex and difficult trip around the sun. I know many of you are analyzing your ministries, your finances, your health habits and your personal goals. So, here’s a brief episode on/review of 5 key […]

Every great story has a villain. And, I would argue, every great story has a great villain (in the sense that they are cunning, powerful and evil). The Christmas story is no different. We spend a lot of time talking about Mary and Joseph, the wise men, and the shepherds, but what about the villain–Herod? […]

One of the key problems in American society is, of course, the drug addiction crisis. This problem affects Americans from the holler to the high rise, has impacted most if not all of our lives and ministries and has intensified in 2020. The drug crisis is also one of the “Big 3” mentioned by Governor […]

This election season, Pennsylvania has drawn a great deal of attention due to the controversy over its mail-in ballot system. So, what exactly is going on in Pennsylvania? In this episode, I interviewed Kurt Weaver, the Director of the Church Ambassador Network in Pennsylvania (a ministry of Pennsylvania Family Institute), about this controversy and the […]

New COVID-19 restrictions (due to a spike in cases and deaths) have sparked another round of litigation over religious liberty concerns. Last week, the United States Supreme Court barred New York Governor Andrew Cuomo from enforcing an Executive Order limiting in-person worship services. Now, a Christian school has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn a […]

Thanksgiving will be a little different this year, but it is still a great time to give thanks to the Lord (I Thess. 5:16-18). And this Thanksgiving will, in some ways, be reminiscent of the first Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims giving thanks to God despite the death of almost half their number and other grave […]

2020 is apparently determined to cement its legacy as a complex and frustrating year. A new spike in COVID-19 cases, new lockdowns or restrictions to address those spikes and the uncertainty of the election results are the most recent headlines. And, like many of you, I find myself frustrated and ready to move on from […]

Like everyone else, I am working through the tumultuous election cycle and the prospect of a Biden presidency and a divided government. Competing visions of the country, a global pandemic and a razor-thin margin between Trump and Biden have combined to produce the most divisive election in recent memory. And, for many Christians that are […]

As many feared, the 2020 presidential election may not be decided for several days and perhaps not for some time. On the lighter side, one of my friends noted that 2020 is still 2020-ing. Like many Americans, my heart is still in my throat. We are all painfully aware that America’s social fabric is fraying; […]