In the past week, I’ve met three new people, all of whom I thought were Christians. Two, a man and his wife, own a store near me and our discussions were uplifting, and I sensed a connection with them that I often feel when I meet someone of like faith. The Bible tells us that […]
Author's Musings
Here I Am to Worship
I’m in the middle of researching the story of the woman at the well in Samaria–she is my current work-in-progress. This book will be far different from the one I just turned in about Mary Magdalene. Though Mary’s story is not given a lot of page-time in Scripture, the woman at the well is given […]
The Power of Life and Death
Today is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. What does that mean? In a word, it means that life is sacred. Revered. Blessed. Life is a gift of God, and only God has the power of life and death. That means that only God can create life, and He alone has the right to say when […]
Who is the real Jesus?
If you spend enough time in the Gospels, you begin to see Jesus, perhaps in a way you may never have seen Him before. Traditional Christian teachings tell us that Jesus came to earth from heaven, born of a virgin, the Son of God, our Prince of Peace. Angels sang at His birth and that […]
Birth pangs or something else?
When Jesus walked his last week on earth, his disciples asked him when the sign of his coming would be and what would signify the end of the age. In part, Matthew records Jesus as saying, “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, […]