We are accustomed to making New Year’s resolutions. The passing from one year to the next, the natural reflections we make on what we have done and how we have been that lead to aspirations for the future—inclines us to make resolves for the New Year. Most of us, however, also have considerable experience with …
Category Archives: Hope
“Forgiveness” For Ferguson
I would humbly assert that Ferguson, Mo., as well as the nation to which it belongs, needs “forgiveness.” Yes, the only thing that could make a lasting and redemptive difference that all of us can live with would be “forgiveness.” I am referring, of course, to the latest episode in the tragic and seemingly never-ending saga …
A Lament for Friends
Yesterday we learned that our good friends and partners in ministry Ron Balzer, along with his wife Tammy and 4 year old granddaughter Hayleigh, were killed in an auto accident as they were on their way to enjoy a family vacation. The Balzers leave behind four children and a wider circle of beloved family members as …
Help our Easter Unbelief!
For people in ancient times no less than for moderns, to believe and stake your life on a Lord who comes back from the dead does not come easily or automatically. Yet, our faith-forebears did believe and lived with such power that our world today has been decisively shaped as a result. Here is one …
Trinity of Tears
On the fourth day at the tomb of a dear friend Jesus wept (John 11:35). On the first day of the week, as the crowds hailed him as king, Jesus wept (Luke 19:41). On the night he was betrayed, Jesus wept (Luke 22:39-45, Heb. 5:7). In the face of death, at the place of death, …