“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) Art Linkletter’s 1957 book, Kids Say the Darndest Things, still reminds us that kids not only say those things that sometimes embarrass their parents, but they also blurt out occasional pearls of wisdom that help us to realize we’re doing some right things with them. My wife, Robbie, recounted a recent conversation with her niece and nephew that reminded me of Linkletter’s book and underscored […]

“And go quickly and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead, and indeed he is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him. Behold, I have told you.” (Matthew 28:7) Every Lenten season, someone comes up with an idea to make money off of doubts about the resurrection. It has become an Easter ritual and is exactly why the Discovery Channel unveiled a documentary film on Sunday arguing that ten small caskets discovered in a Jerusalem suburb in 1980 may contain the bones […]

“And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, ‘Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him’!” (Mark 4:41) This verse speaks volumes. It points to the truth that Jesus’ disciples had a lot to learn about him and his ministry. But they would never fully understand his purpose for coming, at least not until his death on the cross and subsequent resurrection from the grave. Ironically, early in Jesus ministry a demon declared, “Let us alone! What have we to do with […]

“He sighed deeply and said, ‘Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it’.” (Mark 8:12) When I was in graduate school, I took a course in organization theory. In the early weeks of the semester, I realized that I did not have so much as a clue as to what that course was about. The readings were difficult to understand and the lectures were even more confusing. After weeks of frustration, I worked up the […]