Posts from March 2025

A king wished to settle his accounts (Matthew 18). One of his subjects came before him owing $12,000,000. A zero percent interest thirty year mortgage would cost over $33,000 monthly. If he did not pay this impossible debt, his property and family would belong to the king. The National Debt Clock in New York City ticks rapidly upwards, calculating the current debt of our spendthrift government. Last I looked, the share of debt per taxpayer was more than most modest…

Twice I’ve travelled to Jordan, Israel, and Egypt to visit those places where biblical history unfolded. I was young, barely a teenager, when I tagged along on a couple of church trips to the Holy Land. Those journeys were action packed and I’d love to take them again with several more decades of appreciation and knowledge. For now, memories and Rick Steves will have to suffice! I recall the fun of visiting the Dead Sea and floating on the thick…

To obey or disobey, that is the question. King David says, “I will keep your law continually, forever and ever, and shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts. I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame, for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love. I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.” The…

Our prayer lists can be lengthy. Many names, several ailments, multiple causes, and endless spiritual desires may fill a paper with requests to make known to God. Our prayer lists include small and great items. Salvation to the ends of the earth to errant microscopic cells being eradicated from our body may bookend our lists. Our prayer list from Jesus in the Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11), contains a request with very few words but many concepts. “Thy kingdom come” is…