Dear Father of mankind, I do not know what to pray. My thoughts are reeling from the news that a woman lost her life exiting her place of worship. My heart is breaking and I pray for her family and the family of the six other Christians and attendees who were injured by the lone … Continue reading Bow With Me, Please

A little more than 10 years ago, while in a graduate class, the professor introduce us to method of understanding and applying lessons from Biblical narratives.  I have adopted his method for both personal use and when I am teaching a narrative passage in a Bible class setting.  I read or as a class we … Continue reading Learning from Biblical Narratives

We grabbed hands, palms together, and on the count of three the battle was on. We each tightened our shoulders, worked our elbows and wrists trying with everything we had to force the other to say, no to cry out, to BEG for "Mercy!" I fought this battle against my brothers, my best friends, kids … Continue reading Begging Jesus

Will you join me in a morning prayer? -Scott *************************** Dear Father, Creator, Sustainer, Law Giver, and Judge of mankind, Thank You for loving me. Thank you for giving me opportunity and after opportunity to return to You. I know that I am not always the person I should be. I know that sometimes - … Continue reading Thank You, God

One year ago tomorrow, my younger brother passed away after fighting a glioblastoma for 5 months.  One year. How can it already be one year? I had plans last fall. I had plans to have him come up when he was felling better to see The Crimson Tide play at home. He had come in … Continue reading A Year has Passed

My niece is getting married next month, so I am thinking about marital advice. While looking through a few articles and posts about marriage a ran across this ne I posted a few years ago.  I thought I would share it again. This is a glimpse, just a few moments – 10 to be precise … Continue reading Daily Marriage

A video edition this morning. -Scott https://youtu.be/TJ7SvMSjO7M

David knows the end of his life and reign are near. Bucking the convention of the Ancient Near East, he skips over a few of his sons and chooses Solomon to be his heir to the throne in Jerusalem. After a speech to Israel, David's attention turns to Solomon. "And you, Solomon my son, know … Continue reading What God Wants

“Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmatic, taught to the tune of a Hickory stick . . .” So say the song lyrics. But that never made sense to me.  I thought that spelling was important.  There are not three “R”s but one “R”, one “W”, and one “A” – but I digress. This morning while thinking about … Continue reading Triple R

It is my firm conviction that Satan loves division. I consider that one of his main weapons from the very beginning. He used lies to divide Adam and Eve from God and from the garden. He used jealousy to divide Cain and Abel and then Cain killed Abel. When Satan can divide our relationships, he … Continue reading United or Untied?