On this Good Friday 2019 for Christians around the world, I’m raising a question that may have entered your mind before when Christians...

How do you find joy in your life? There are no doubt many ways of finding that out, but I recently became interested in this question...

Have you ever thought about the difference between “influence” and “control” in today’s world? I have. Quite a lot. Especially in the...

There are likely but a few pastors in this faith we call “Christian” who have not counseled others to find a way forward from some...

Did you ever walk through one of those halls of mirrors along the Midway of your local Fair or other carnival Amusement? If so, you can...

Amidst the ongoing impasse between American conservatives and liberals with regard to politics, I cannot recall hearing much in way of...

You know it well. It’s been around for a long time. It’s one of the most beloved poems ever written. Mary Stevenson was the author, and...

I was a white racist. Yes, racism is a national sin here in the United States, whether white privilege and white power has influenced our...

“All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will...

I made a lot of mistakes as a Pastor. Even prior to my second retirement, while serving as an Associate for Pastoral Care in our local...

We are most honored to be the Thanksgiving guests of Karl & Linda Mattila today. Thank God for friends who are inclusive enough to...

Anxiety is what happens when we place our faith in fear. Depression is what happens when we place our doubt in love. And these two walk...

Scared people scare people. This year’s season of Halloween is special, and I say season because it is no longer regarded as the singular...

It happens every year around this time. Where we live in Ohio, the month of October predictably brings up a decision my wife and I must...

I’ve changed my mind about Jesus. I used to think that the wilderness of temptation for Jesus was essentially limited to 40 days when he...

I’m a dog lover. But. I’m the kind of dog lover who takes his Dachshund to the dog park and, upon seeing a Pit Bull running loose off...

Have you ever felt stuck in a situation you felt helpless to get out of? Maybe a bad job? A bad marriage or other close relationship? ...

When faced with hard times in life, would you prefer someone coming along to help you get back up and on your own two feet or someone...