You’ve seen the bumper stickers: “Beam me up, Jesus”; “This vehicle will be unmanned in case of rapture”. As you listen to some of these folks, however, it seems that their longing to spring this mortal coil is driven primarily to get away from the world as we know it. Watching the evening news – […]

I watched Joan of Arcadia last night. While some may have theological disagreements with aspects of the program, it does offer some valuable lessons at times. At the end of last night’s episode (Something Wicked This Way Comes), Joan was facing the prospect of doing battle with a (self-made) enemy of God . She complained […]

Every so often, I have an opportunity to accompany the local Gideons to conduct protestant worship services in a jail facility near me. Since I can play the piano somewhat, I’ve volunteered as the team songleader. For such services, I’ve been thinking about using a song by Daphne Rademaker, titled Resting Place. Since the song […]