Life Finds A Way
If you were going to write a poem about the wonders of our glorious springtime, here are some rhyming words you might find useful: sclerenchyma and parenchyma. Just kidding. Who writes poetry anymore? But if you’ve ever wondered at the amazing...
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God The Book Keeper
The Holy Bible is the only great book without a title. It’s so special it didn’t need one. “Holy” means “set apart” from every other book, since it’s the only one from heaven. “Bible” is just the Greek word BIBLION, which...
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Dead Right
James Calvert was born January 3, 1813, the son of a tenant farmer. As a boy, he was apprenticed to a printer, skills he later used in preparing the first Fijian Bible. When he, his wife Mary, and two others left...
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Those Paradoxical Christians
They say a paradox is truth standing on its head to attract attention. It’s defined as “a seemingly contradictory statement that is nevertheless true.” Listen to the accusation against some early followers of Jesus: “These who have turned the world upside...
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Imagine That!
Let’s get something straight. God gave us minds and expects us to use them. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37) Some famous atheists have said that...
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Big Little Things
We worship a big God who has commissioned His people to do a big work. Jesus said, “Go into ALL the world and preach the gospel to EVERY creature.” (Mark 16:15) Can’t get much bigger than that! And yet… The Lord...
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The Trial Offer
My friend Barry served with the Brooklyn, NY, district attorney’s office. Once when I was visiting him, he was prosecuting an interesting case. Two sweet little ladies had been robbed by a young thug, it was alleged. They had just removed...
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The Twelfth Sector
The chattering classes are swooning these days over the meteoric rise of stocks and crypto, and talking about improving all eleven sectors of the economy, a system that groups all businesses into categories to aid investors in balancing their portfolios. Full...
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The Go(l)d Standard
My father and I were both fascinated by the printing process. How ideas from one mind could be spread to others through black marks on a page intrigued us. That’s how we ended up at McCormick Place in Chicago for...
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