I was recently reading through the memoirs of a 19th century Scottish pastor, Robert Murray M’Cheyne. Several friends had highly recommended them and rightly so. In life, M’Cheyne demonstrated a deep knowledge of the Scriptures, a remarkable prayer lif …
I hadn’t stopped to consider that divorce could be a predictor of faith and church attendance.
Over the past few weeks, I have grown to enjoy the TV show “The Amazing Race.” My delight started with an interest in where the contestants traveled and the challenges that awaited them at each location. My husband and I act as if we are in the game — …
When most of us hear the word prejudice, we think first of a negative attitude toward groups of people, often based on race. With that in mind, we also may think of it as an attitude held mainly by other people, not ourselves (since we, naturally, depl …
It’s been a tough couple of weeks in the Holz household. Two Saturdays ago, we were celebrating my wife’s birthday at her parents’ house. By the time we left, I wasn’t feeling so hot. Actually, scratch that — I was feeling really hot, as in feverish. C …
Years from now, historians will look back at our day and observe — among other things — the disproportionate amount of time we spent commuting to work. I’m blessed that my commute is only about 15 minutes each way (depending on traffic), but I know man …
It was one of those dreams where everything was moving in slow motion. I was running late and couldn’t get my car to go over 5 mph on my way to work. I was frantic because I had received a call from my boss asking me about a book that was going on-sale …
One of the rewards of Bible study is those “oh, now I get it” moments, when you finally understand a passage that had puzzled or troubled you. I’ve had more than a few of those moments over the years. For example, in 2 Samuel 6:1-7, the ark of the cove …
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