If I’ve told you once . . .

If I’ve told you once . . .

Do you ever hear yourself saying something unscripted, unrehearsed, that surprises you? I mean, not in an open-mouth-insert-foot kind of way, and not in a bring-all-conversation-to-an-awkward-halt kind of way? I’m thinking of something that is more than just...
A time to test men’s souls

A time to test men’s souls

When people have decided they want nothing to do with Jesus, they search the spectrum of possible reasons, most of them pointing away from themselves and finding some fault in him to justify their rejection. In that regard, several have pinned the label ‘iconoclast’...
To be happy in Jesus

To be happy in Jesus

‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.’ This saying is meant to convey the limits of our ability to learn. Turns out, it’s a myth. Thanks to a branch of medical science, we now know that our amazing brains retain lifelong ‘neuro plasticity,’ simply meaning a...
Remember those Collect Calls?

Remember those Collect Calls?

We all know, or have heard stories of, those supremely confident little children who pompously declare that they will not be in need of help, be it in getting dressed, figuring out how to play a new game, or pouring milk on their Froot Loops. We also can picture the...