“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.” (Romans 1:16) I thought of this verse last week when I saw Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk Kim Davis, on the evening news. Kim Davis, an elected county clerk, was jailed by a federal judge last week for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. The judge held her in contempt for refusing to obey a recent Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage. Ms. Davis, through […]

“For he Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say: ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear’.” (Hebrews 13:5) It has been said, “On the wings of time, grief flies away”. In most cases, time often does heal a lot of wounds. But there are occasions when nothing seems to drown the grief that some people experience over the death of a loved one. Several years ago, I read this memorial on an obituary page in a local […]

“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. I didn’t understand the readings and found the lectures to be even more confusing. Finally, I worked up the courage to […]

“Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child. The rod of correction will drive it far from him.” (Proverbs 22:15) A study commissioned several years ago by the National Association of Manufacturers reported that half of the employees in U.S. manufacturing plants lack the basic reading, writing, and math skills. Of the 4,500 manufacturers surveyed, 60% said their current workers lack basic math skills, and 55% said their workers have “serious deficiencies” in basic writing and comprehension skills. Earnest W. Davenport, chairman of the manufacturers group […]