“I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.” Deuteronomy 30:19 You may not remember this 2007 story that made headlines across the country. A Nebraska state senator was suing God, seeking a permanent injunction against Him for making terroristic threats, inspiring fear and causing “widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants”. Hard to believe, but true! Ernie […]

“Wisdom is with aged men, and with length of days, understanding.” (Job 12:12) When I was in the hospital several years ago, I had some unfinished business to conduct from my bedside and asked my secretary to request a visit from several of the county commissioners for whom I work. One of the commissioners who came to see me is a pastor and one of the wisest public officials with whom I have worked over the last 34 years. When he entered my room and took a seat, […]

“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 that fateful day ten years ago has taught us, it’s that tomorrow is not promised. If only we could apply that line of thinking to other areas of our life. The truth from the 9/11 tragedy is some of us now realize that the nice cars, big homes, many of the dreams that we have […]

“For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.” (Psalm 103:16) Beloit College, a small Wisconsin liberal arts college, released its thirteenth annual Mindset List this week. The list provides context for how eighteen year-olds entering college this fall view their world. School spokesman Ron Nief told the Associated Press that the list “is the most popular back-to-school topic” in higher education. He said everyone from professors to military officials used the list to try to better relate to young […]