I just came back to my office from lunch with the family. I will leave for the funeral home in a few minutes. Death is always surprising but never should be. We merely participate in the rhythms of life. We gather to celebrate life–we gather to acknowledge death, and along the way we establish memories. Funerals are …
Monthly Archives: July 2009
It’s Sunday Again: Praying for Honduras
The events of the past week in Honduras have been tumultuous–those of us who love Honduras and the people of Honduras have watched with sadness and hope. We have prayed for our beloved brothers and sisters in Honduras, thousands of fellow-Christians in hundreds of churches established over the past 30 years. We can hardly understand the …
One Nation–Under God?
This Fourth of July will likely pass fairly quietly–hard to get excited about #233. As a nation, we will celebrate, but many are no longer certain what we are celebrating. Are celebrating the freedom to do whatever we want? The Bible calls that license, and the concept yields the word licenciousness. Are we celebrating the …