It's easy to read the Bible and miss important principles in it that are just as true for us today as they were for the people at that time. This is particularly the case with the historical narratives of the Old Testament. I've contemplated the issue of how God deals with a nation as its religious and political leaders change and perform their responsibilities - or not. Christian leaders today must fulfill the role God expects them to. This article is a frank assessment of the conditions our nation faces politically and spiritually.

There are theological matters which fiercely tax the heart and painfully stretch the mind. I know a number of people who have stepped off the narrow path, never to return to it, over issues that required a deeper and more mature faith to accept. The article here reviews one such matter. I felt the responsibility to write it as others were seeking me out concerning its tough questions.

As an entrepreneur I've learned that, "Success is getting up one more time than you fall down." It's about staying on the path and putting one foot in front of the other. The book of James reminds us that similar challenges face faithful believers. It's all about "perseverance." It's all about choosing a right response in the middle of trials. This article underscores what is required to finish the race well.

I wrote this short article when it seemed our entire nation, from top to bottom, had suddenly turned on Chik-Fil-A with bared teeth. They weren't hungry; they were mad. All Chik-Fil-A had done was stand up for Christian values, and that earned them the very worst sort of criticisms. I had to respond - at least a little. In the process, it helped me sort through some thoughts I had about our culture, including the one in our churches.

This brief article is written more in a "devotional style:" pithy and punchy. A casual comment from a family member prompted me to wonder whether or not God still levies out rain (or withholds it) in judgment in our time(?). If I had to guess, I'd say "yes." I think he still uses rain to get our attention, and the Scriptures may suggest that. As brief as this little article is, it is significant for the points it makes. You can draw your own opinion.

There are many times I have felt a certain fear as I teach my class each Sunday. The responsibility of properly handling God's Word weighs heavy on me - as I believe it should for anyone in a similar position. Yet, I encounter people who glibly write off entire portions, doctrines, themes, and even books of the Bible as "unimportant." At best, this is ignorance - at worst, it is pure arrogance. I've noticed that this irresponsible posture shows up more around prophetic issues, and this article tackles the great danger of falling into these views.

This was one of the very first articles I ever wrote, and it started me on the journey of writing many more. In the process of reading the Bible through, I had carefully studied the life of Moses. I was impressed with his failures just as much as I was with his successes, and it moved me when God finally took him to his eternal home. I had to find words to deal with what God was teaching my own heart in that moment, and this article was the direct product of that.