I love the last line of the Apostles’ Creed: [. . . I believe] in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen. While the Creed may not have the same level of authority as inspired Scripture, it nevertheless represents the best of the collective wisdom of early Christians. And they described our Read the full article…

Psalm 133 1 How good and pleasant it is     when God’s people live together in unity! 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,     running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard,     down on the collar of his robe. 3 It is as if the dew of Hermon     were falling on Mount Zion. For Read the full article…

I doubt anyone can give a definitive answer to these questions, but here’s what I’ve been pondering recently:   Why am I just now realizing what a good writer Stephen King is? Why do people turn the fans on full blast at the Y?  People: you’re going there to sweat! Why does South Carolina build Read the full article…

One of my favorite novelists is John Irving. He’s the author of books that are both critically acclaimed and wildly popular, such as The Word According To Garp, A Prayer For Owen Meany, and The Cider House Rules. Most Irving novels blend high hilarity, deep pathos, and improbable plot twists to craft narratives that are Read the full article…

This math will be revolutionary to no one, but . . . I realized today that the 90s started a quarter century ago. In some ways, 1990 seems like yesterday — that’s when I began full-time ministry, when Julie and I moved to the Carolinas, when we were in the early days of parenthood. And Read the full article…