Why do we not hear from God more often?  I guess it’s possible he does not talk often – but I really doubt that.  I am not quite ready to believe that we are not really listening either (though, that seems more likely).  So why do we not hear from God more often?

I believe it is because we do not recognize who He is talking to.  He speaks to us and we look around to see who He is talking to!  We do not recognize He is talking to us because He talks to us the same way he talked to Gideon....

While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them....And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

—Luke 9:34-35

Not all silence is spiritual. Some Christians are silent because they have nothing to say; others are silent because what they have to say cannot be uttered by mortal tongues. We...will confine our remarks to the latter.

Where the Holy Spirit is permitted to exercise His full sway in a redeemed heart, the progression is likely ...

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you. John 15:9

We confess, do we not, that we have a Christian responsibility to believe God's Word and to obey God's Truth?

Then we should accept the fact that it is our task to practice the Christian virtues in the power of the Holy Spirit as we await the coming of Him who will come.

The great spiritual needs around us should drive us back to the Gospel records of the life and ministry of our Lord Jesus. When evil men crucified Jesus, killed H...

It’s no big secret:  I did not get along with my mother-in-law.  She was so sure she was always right and had an opinion about everything.  We had a lot in common.

Mostly we loved her (only) daughter.  That was the one thing we always agreed on.  I am sure that Lenore thought Bev could have married better (I know she could).  For years when Bev and I would get together with her folks – her mom and I would drive each other MAD!  Once Lenore asked me a political question.  I told her that ...

Someone was offended when I wrote “a long post” about Trip’s birthday.  After getting over the shock of their offended-ness.  I explained.

If they were actually paying attention, I do these kind of “long posts” for various “people”; at various times and for various reasons.  In fact these “long posts” actually has a name.  They are called TRIBUTES.

I write tributes as often as I can.  In them is express some of my favorite memories, I write about a person I look up to, the...

I’ve said it before: “Being a Christian is simple.  But it is not easy.”  Being a Christian is so simple that we really have no excuse.  Frankly it is so simple that either we are doing it – or we aren’t.  We are either acting the way God intended for us to act, or we are not.  If/when we are not it is sin in our lives.

We need to accept the simplicity of it – embrace it.  Either we are doing good (are being righteous) or we are doing bad (sinning).  Oh sure we have grace and for...

The Coast Guard gets their Chaplains from the Navy, so do the Marines.  I knew a couple Chaplains that had three sets of uniforms in their closet.  Normally, however, if a Navy Chaplain goes to either the Coast Guard, or Marines, they stay there.  One of these Chaplains and I got to be pretty good friends and would have some really interesting conversations about some deep theological topics.  One of the best challenges he gave me was to prove I was saved using only the Old Testament.  The on...

Was talking with an atheist friend of mine a while ago.  He was kidding me about my “imaginary friend” and I asked him how it felt to be all knowing.  He looked puzzled and asked me why I said that.  So I took him through this conversation:

You know there is no God                                                          – He said that’s right God does not exist.

So, you are saying you know everything                                  – How do you figure?

Who was your best friend...

Those of you who know me, know that the one New Year’s Resolution I have kept, was the one I made in 1988 never to make another New Year’s Resolution.  You also know that I am not saying that there are events throughout the calendar that are excellent times for us to re-evaluate our lives and make some changes.  Every year, on the night before the new school year started, my dad looked at me and said: “Clean slate son.”  I know he was hoping I would put the past behind me, knuckle-dow...