If we work hard, serve the Lord, pray, and walk in obedience, then we shouldn’t suffer—correct? Why would a loving and good God allow disaster, disease, suffering, untimely death, and other horrific things to happen to good faithful people? For some people, such a [...]
I have always admired theologians—men and women who have a deep and comprehensive understanding of the Bible. I have a friend who is one. He’s super smart and he absolutely loves to study and grow in knowledge. He gets excited about things like the [...]
One of my favorite American movies as a child was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It’s a great fictional adventure movie where Indiana Jones, the main character, enters a dangerous tomb to search for magic rocks and to free some children from [...]
During Christmas break I created a prayer room in my basement. Between shelves and under a newly hung light in the dark of my storage room, I have what I call my “holy space.” There is nothing physically special about the space or the [...]
When I lived in Bolivia one of my favorite places to visit was Museum Mascara, or the Mask Museum. Within its walls were hundreds of masks that represented various culture traditions, rituals, and people groups in the country. It was a fascinating place! Each mask [...]
