“As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a lovely woman who lacks discretion.” (Proverbs 11:22) The point of this verse really isn’t about lovely women. It’s about discretion and the value the Bible places on it. What is discretion anyway? In other words, what does it mean to be discreet? Most of the world associates discretion with hiding something. For example, an extramarital affair should be handled with “discretion” rather being avoided altogether. Much like the word, gay, we’ve allowed the true meaning of […]

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24) “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24) The other night I awoke from a bad dream. It seems I had wronged someone and was now defending myself in court. The rub […]

“Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.” (II Corinthians 3:17) Legalism, license and liberty – Do you know the difference? Sometimes the differences between the three may be subtle, but when compared and contrasted against each other, the differences are really quite striking. The manner by which a Christian chooses to live out his faith shows which one of these words will most often be associated with his name. In some cases, all three will show up from […]

“Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.” (Acts 8:35) For several years, I received invitations from the graduate program in Public Administration at the University of North Carolina to lecture about the daily life of professional local government manager. These students are provided with considerable background information about me. Some even “Google” me. Consequently, all of them know that I am devout Christian who writes about my Christian faith by posting devotions on my website and in religion columns in three […]