Brief Thoughts, Inspirations, and the occasional Provocation for the people of Garden Sanctuary, and you too…
Tuesday's romp was brought to you by a simple reality: you cannot build a lasting governmental coalition without a moral compass to anchor it. The Trump coalition is inherently fickle (notice how many of its original supporters are now openly campaigning against Trump), because rather than shared principles, it was built on personality, grievance, and... Continue Reading →
Public executions are not unchristian. Enjoying them is. To the modern ear, that couplet sounds like a barbaric contradiction. The progressive recoils, insisting that our civilization has grown beyond such antiquated brutality. Conservative populists may cheer the first sentence while failing to acknowledge the weight of the second. Both have lost their grip on the... Continue Reading →
A paradox is offered in Leviticus 2. Here we find the Supreme Creator of the Universe, who hangs stars on nothing, carves mountain ranges, and sets the boundaries of the seas, telling His people how He wants to be approached. He doesn’t request some great feat or the completion of a quest. Jehovah doesn’t want... Continue Reading →
It’s April Fools’ Day… You may have already been pranked, or are planning your own epic “gotcha.” As you enjoy, or endure, the day, remember the most foolish thing a person can do is to reject the reality of God’s existence. The idea that the cosmos accidentally appeared with no creator is not merely a... Continue Reading →
To call it a death would be melodramatic, but something certainly “ceased to be” this week. It started as a trickle, an article here or there, then a deluge of Christian media outlets began carrying the story that Chip and Joanna Gaines, long hailed as standard bearers of Christian success in business and entertainment, had... Continue Reading →
This year is going to have some tough, terrible days. There, I said it. January 1, and I just said the thing none of us wants to think about heading into the New Year. You are going to fight with a friend or spouse this year. You are going to get news about your health,... Continue Reading →
Some of the purest education, and entertainment, in my life is watching my daughters interact with their friends. Their imagination in play and conversation has more than once left me laughing. Their straightforward, often "too" literal, thinking, has taught me my fair share of lessons as well. Their descriptions of people and events are often... Continue Reading →
