It used to be that I would buy a new Bible every year. This was partially because I tend to write notes and such in my Bibles, and partially because it feels good to start off the new year with a new “preachin’” Bible. But for the last three years, I haven’t bought a new…

Last night, I was outside meeting with my neighbors via Zoom when I heard “SCREEEeeeech, ka….crunch….hhhooooonnnnk.” The telltale sounds told me that someone had blown through the four way stop in front of my house, but instead of saving themselves a couple of seconds in doing so, they hit another car. The problem? Failure to…

You don’t have to look far into Martin Luther’s story to see that he was considered an “outlaw” in his day, often literally. He was wanted for arrest He lived under an assumed name. He wrote scandalous things about the ruling authorities. He was an outlaw. That shouldn’t surprise us much. Moses was an outlaw.…

I’m going to say something that is probably going to make me unpopular with some people. That’s fine. Here’s the thing that I’m going to say: You shall have no other gods before me. What does this mean? We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.  By the way, that “all things”…