One of the laws Christians share with their Jewish brothers and sisters has to do with keeping kosher. Kosher means pure, or clean, and for the founder of Christianity, the term applied as much to the bodies into which we…
The early church had the same problems many of today’s fledgling organizations have: more poets than planners. As Christ’s 12 disciples started spreading their Master’s timeless words, they couldn’t keep up with the temporal works of infrastructure development needed to…
Imagine a place everyone wants to live, but it’s surrounded by a big beautiful wall. The wall is designed to protect the precious territory within, the mere thought of which gives searchers a warm feeling of freedom and well-being. The…
Two suicides made headlines in recent weeks. The word of God could be read between the lines of both stories. Aaron Hernandez, former New England Patriot tight end, and more recently, a convicted murderer, was found hanged in his jail…
“Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes. They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart, praising God and enjoying favor with all the people.” This passage…
What is the value of unleavened truth? That is a theme throughout Lent but especially on Easter Sunday when Christians must deal with the truth of an empty tomb. Christ paid a steep price to help people believe in His…
Here’s an uncomfortable thought: Maybe Peter, the rock upon which Christianity was built, wasn’t lying when he denied three times that he knew Jesus. This occurred to me the other morning while jogging in the dark. We’re all like Peter.…
When people come back from the dead on TV horror shows or in the movies, the results aren’t pretty. It’s usually the result of a curse laced with hatred. The following line of dialog alone is enough to send shivers…
“Hysterical blindness” is a clinical term describing someone with no physiological reason for their loss of vision. It may be antique and politically incorrect terminology, but it aptly describes our modern world—as well as some of the people in this…
Marriage is the gift that keeps on giving—for comedians. Gag writers have drawn from this bottomless well of material since well before Henny Youngman said, “Take my wife. Please!” Even old married couples who’ve been together for half a…