Here we are at the end of our Church Year and at the beginning of a new one, and I’m thinking about the year 2525. (more…)
Archive for November, 2008
In the Year 2525
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008“Stupid Boy”
Monday, November 17th, 2008I must be stupid. I thought “Stupid Boy” was song by a girl when it fact it is sung by a guy. However, since that guy is Keith Urban, I can am excused for being justifiably confused, and believe it or not this confusion has something to do with what I’m writing. (more…)
A Gospel Word from the Preacher of Vanities
Monday, November 10th, 2008It is fitting that this Gospel Word should come from a preacher (Ecc. 1:1). He says, “What is lacking cannot be counted” (Ecc. 1:15). Take it from one who has spent a ministry counting what was lacking: it is fruitless, painful, and unfaithful. (more…)
Don’t Go Back In!
Monday, November 3rd, 2008Walter Cronkite reports in his autobiography that he once went to Vietnam with former POW Senator John McCain to do a special story on his experiences there. Cronkite says that nothing he or his staff did could induce McCain to go back into the cell where he had spent years of captivity. (more…)