With my anniversary almost here (36th this year), it has become my tradition to write a year-end post about something related to marriage or child-rearing. This year, it was very easy to decide on the topic because of a special, unplanned event for my wife and me this year: our first dance. My wife andContinue reading “Our First Dance”
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Unpacking the Theology of Another Christmas Hymn
Christmas season is here, with Christmas Day itself less than two weeks away! Sometimes it’s easy for me to enjoy all the “trappings” of Christmas but difficult for me to keep my focus where it belongs: on Jesus, Whose birth we celebrate. One part of Christmas I have always enjoyed is Christmas hymns, both atContinue reading “Unpacking the Theology of Another Christmas Hymn”
More Planting, Watering, Harvesting
With Thanksgiving week here, I’ve been thinking about what I’m most thankful for right now. It didn’t take me long to realize what that is. Three months ago, I received an e-mail from a man who was my student in a Third World country 38 years ago. We had been in touch sporadically a fewContinue reading “More Planting, Watering, Harvesting”
More Coddling at American Universities
Last week, I saw headlines related to several universities across the country that had canceled classes the day after the presidential election. The purpose was to allow time for students to “recover” from the stress of the election results. Here are some examples of universities that not only canceled classes but took things a stepContinue reading “More Coddling at American Universities”
What Is Your Greatest Fear?
Since tomorrow is Halloween, a strange holiday which revolves around fear, I thought this would be a good time to write about a survey I came across a few months ago. Maria Stenvinkel, co-founder of Fearless Minds, gives us a list of the greatest fears of 65 people from 18 different countries. What distinguishes thisContinue reading “What Is Your Greatest Fear?”
To the Remnant 