Well, last weekend (August 22 and 23) marked an historic event in America: The first weekend ever that an NTT IndyCar Series race was held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol and other important sites as backdrops. The carefully designed route was set up with safeguardsContinue reading “Do You Remember?”
Category Archives: August 2026
Spiritual Disciplines
Paul wrote to his son in the faith, Timothy, that he should give attention to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine. (I Tim. 4:13) Clearly, there are things that we ought to be doing very regularly, even beyond our daily praying. Some years ago, I made a list of what I called spiritual disciplines—things thatContinue reading “Spiritual Disciplines”
Nightmares, Prayers, and Grace
As most of you know and will readily agree, prayer is a wonderful privilege: We enter into God’s presence with our praises and petitions, knowing that He remembers our frame and that we are dust, and that we are His beloved children, and that His loving kindness and marvelous grace are abundant and sufficient. ButContinue reading “Nightmares, Prayers, and Grace”
A Good Report
Ever notice how bad news travels fast while good news barely makes the rounds? Case in point: when George H.W. Bush was president, he once collapsed at a state dinner in Japan. The news traveled instantly, of course, and one major network was poised to go on the air with the bogus report (which wasContinue reading “A Good Report”
To Ukraine With Love
Thirty years ago, Evangelist Neil Cadwell visited Ukraine and, while there, fell in love with the country and its people. The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic had existed from 1922 to 1991. After the fall of the Soviet Union, it became an independent nation. Evangelist Cadwell came home from his trip to Ukraine and founded theContinue reading “To Ukraine With Love”
The Doctrine of Doubtful Things
Here is a very partial list of things that have caused—at some time or another, in one place or another—division or offence between brothers in Christ. Some may be areas wherein you have definite convictions; others may not: Most of the above will seem archaic to today’s readers. The list could be updated to 2026,Continue reading “The Doctrine of Doubtful Things”
Indifference—then and now
Led of the Holy Spirt of God, four Gospel writers give us the soul-shaking account of history’s darkest deed—the murder of the Holy Son of God—in fewer total words than you might find in the preface of the average book published today. Those who know and love the Lord Jesus come often to these accountsContinue reading “Indifference—then and now”