Life This Side of Heaven

Today is Ash Wednesday.  It marks the first day of the season of Lent leading up to the celebration of Easter. It’s that unusual annual observance which includes lining up to receive a smudge of ashe…

Everyone dies. However, that doesn’t mean great effort has not been expended to change that. Ongoing medical advances have led to a proliferation of "biohackers," or longevity optimists, and some wh…

"Breaking News" is the term that even cable news outlets admit has been overused in an effort to get our attention. However, when Paul described the news he was about to announce "as of first import…

"I pity the fool!" Do you recognize that line? It was made famous in a boxing movie and became a familiar catchphrase. Here in Jeremiah, the prophet says something similar. However, the one Jeremiah…

“There’s nothing worse than …”  How would you finish that sentence?  It might depend on your level of affluence, your money, wealth and resources. And the more familiar we are with the folks around …

“You’ve got something on your lip.”  There’s that awkward phrase you might hear when someone points out that you've got a bit of food stuck to your lip. It's especially embarrassing if you make this …

Luke's description of events that took place when Jesus was in Capernaum sound like random symptoms of life in this fallen world. However, there's one thread that ties each of these episodes together…

Here in Jeremiah, we hear what took place when God called Him to be a prophet.  He says, “The LORD, then, reached out His hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “Now, I have put My words in your m…

Worship is joyful!  And I mean really joyful.  If it’s not, then something’s missing.  And there are any number of reasons for why that might be.  In some cases, there seems to be a tug-of-war betwee…