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Alice and I are preparing to move.  We are working our way through the list of things we need to […]

I recently read through the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7).  It never ceases to be overwhelming.  This sermon is

Alice and I went to see the movie Conclave a few months ago.  We don’t see many movies, but I

Once I was in a group where a Christian counselor was speaking to us. He said something like, “Jesus said

Easter is this Sunday.  There are many things to emphasize about Christ’s resurrection but today I’ll emphasize just one: that

The Imperial Passageway for the Emperor Domitian.  This fine, architecturally great passageway was built expressly for Domitian (who ruled the

This article might seem to be about a trivial matter, but I believe it taps into something that runs very

In my morning Bible reading I recently finished Ezekiel, chapters 40-44, which is a prophesy of an idealized temple, with

I’ve struggled with spiritual assurance from time to time.  Not really about salvation, but sometimes about other things.  I think

Over the last 39 years I’ve had many occasions to visit Plainview, Texas.  It is my wife’s (Alice’s) hometown.  Last