The Osmond Brothers had a song hit number one in December of 1970, “One Bad Apple,” which contained the line, “One bad apple don’t spoil the whole darn bunch.”  This song came to my mind because of a conversation that I had yesterday.  During that conversation a good friend asked me why the Church does not [...]

I have recently had a few conversations about the role of the Bible.  So many people have different thoughts about what the Bible means, how to read the Bible, what role the Bible should have in our faith and in our lives.  Some people view it as a rule book.  Others want the Bible to [...]

Have you ever been at that point in your life that you sense something is going to happen but you have no idea what it is or when it is going to happen?  It remains me of how when I was a young boy I used to play with my jack-in-the-box.  Now I knew that [...]

Over the last couple of days, I have once again been reminded of the importance of believers being available to the Holy Spirit.  There have been multiple situations lately when I have been engaged in a conversation that led to some discussion of faith.  The key for me in these situations has been to make [...]

Today believers in Christ will remember the events of Jesus’ death on the cross.  I’ve been in conversations about why this day is referred to as Good Friday in the Christian calendar.  The conversations all go along the lines of:  ”If Jesus died on a cross this day, why do we call it Good Friday?’  So [...]

Sometimes it is important for me to be reminded that I am who God created.  This morning I was reminded that I need to be myself and not try to be someone else.  This means I need to accept myself with all the wonderful qualities that God placed in me, as well as the not [...]

Let me start by saying that I am definitely not a gardener.  I have the ability to plant seeds or bulbs and then I left nature take its course.  If something survives then I credit it to the Creator and nothing that I have done.  But as I have read and observed some, there appears to [...]

I am a person that many times enjoys watching people in public places.  I enjoy observing the different types of people who come and go.  I enjoy trying to determine in my mind where they may be coming from and where they may be heading.  I look for clues that may be found in how [...]

My morning devotion today including reflections on the use of the Bible.  It emphasized the importance of getting into the Word.  This led me to think about the number of times I read the words in the Bible (or many other books/publications) and that is the extent of what I do.  In some ways, instead [...]

The July/August edition of Presbyterians Today was focused on technology and the church.  One of the articles included interviews with individuals who belonged to and/or attended a viritual Presbyterian church online in Second Life.  I found it quite interesting and it opened to me a huge variety of questions regarding the definition of “church”, our understanding [...]