I was doing an event this past weekend in Longview Texas and was told about a woman in nearby Gilmore (spelling?) who was celebrating her 107th birthday. There was an article in the local paper interviewing her. She was asked if she would be around in a year’s time to celebrate her 108th birthday. Her…

It is hard to believe that the same man who made ET also made Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, and now Munich, but he did. This movie has been hailed as Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece, and it certainly is a compelling drama, based on the book by George Jonas entitled “Vengeance”. Only time will tell how…

The sound of the soulAt the speed of lightPassed through my brainAnd into the night. Stifling silenceSensing the sighFeeling the longingWanting to cry. The sound of the soul,Like a get away trainDoppler effectPlaintive refrain. Listening intentlyLonging to knowWho am I really?And does it show? The sound of the soulLike a voice in a wellEchoing alwaysClear…

In writing my commentary on James I was struck this morning with the command in James. 1.2 to ‘reckon it all joy’. Here are some of my reflections on Christian joy and what it might refer to. The discourse proper opens in James at 1.2 with the astounding command to consider it all joy, including…

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