A Fruitless Quest

The search for self-fulfillment is endless, and endlessly frustrating.

Wagering on Sin's Wages

In 1982, "ABC Evening News" reported on an unusual work of modern art: a chair affixed to a shotgun. It was to be viewed by sitting in the chair ...

Uninformed Opinions

Belief that fashion alone should dominate opinion has great advantages. It makes thought unnecessary and puts the highest intelligence within the range ...

The Top 10 "Last Words in Your Church"

Pastoral lines you may not be around long enough to regret

Sometimes words have to be eaten. Other times, they turn out to have teeth that bite. From an ...

A Damn Fool for Christ

I would lead Hallelujah Bands and be a damn fool in the eyes of the world to save souls.

Foolish Demands?

The things Jesus demands are entirely foolhardy--until you begin to share His view of things. Come to see money not as a passport to luxury but as a dangerous ...

Mountains and Molehills

The sensibility of man to trifles, and his insensibility to great things, indicates a strange inversion.

Mouthful of Bitterness

Ignorance is not bliss! Ignorance is like sneaking that first bite of Hershey's unsweetened chocolate while your mom's out hanging the clothes. ...

The Folly of Human Assumptions

A traveler, between flights at an airport, went to a lounge and bought a small package of cookies. Then she sat down and began reading a newspaper. Gradually, ...

Faithfulness and Success

Some mistakenly conclude that faithfulness and success are diametrically opposed.