“When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, ‘Surely he was the Son of God!’ ” (Matthew 27:54) When you stop and think about it, there is a wonderful salvation story here because that Roman Centurion was the first man to believe that Jesus died on the Cross to save him. I am sure he felt the shame that many of us felt when our eyes were first opened to the sin […]

“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.” (Ephesians 5:31) Robbie and I both agreed today that we just couldn’t leave you hanging about her return from Hawaii. In fact, that trip has changed our relationship. I don’t take her for granted like I did before she left; and she can’t figure out what in the world has happened to me! Listen. I’m not quite sure I know myself, except to […]

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) My wife spent the last two weeks in Hawaii with her mother. The idea was her mom’s. “I want to watch you enjoy part of your inheritance,” she told her. Over the couple of weeks prior to leaving, Robbie repeatedly thanked me for “letting her go”. “I’m not letting you go,” I told her. “I want you to go. This will be a great memory for you and you mother […]

“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” (James 4:14) If there’s one thing the last six months have taught us, it’s that tomorrow is not promised. That’s why some Americans occasionally leave home for work, only to go back into the house, not to pick up forgotten keys, but to leave the “I love you” that the World Trade Center tragedy has inspired. It’s one of the few […]