According to dictionary.com, the word “prestige” means “reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes; distinction or reputation attaching to a person or thing and thus possessing a cachet for others or for the public.” Continue reading “Prestige” →

I never thought I would see the day when the most powerful man in the world would allow himself to step into our world as much as our president has. In an ever changing story line from “I don’t know all the facts” to new rumors that he anticipated and even wanted the question, we now have the president of the United States, on government time and our tax dollars, setting up a meeting over beer with a police officer and an arrested professor. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think the presidency is a cushy job where this man has nothing better to do. Continue reading “Will the President Intervene in My Situation?” →

I’ve just finished reading the book Ty and the Babe by Tom Stanton. It’s the story of the lifelong competition on and off the field between two of the greatest players in the history of baseball. Continue reading “Who’s the Greatest?” →

I hear much about faith that has nothing to do with faith. We are immersed in too many “faith preachers” and “faith healers” who misuse and abuse the biblical term. Their view of faith is more presumptive and arrogant than it is biblical. They tell people who are not healed that they just don’t have enough faith. They ask you to exercise faith by sending them money. If they had faith, would they need to ask for seed faith gifts and donations? Continue reading “What Is True Faith?” →

We’ve put our hope in everything under the sun. Most of our efforts in the body of Christ are nothing more than baptized versions of Solomon’s attempt to find happiness in everything under the sun. We’ve trusted in our resources, denominations, programs, methods, buildings, budgets, and events. We’ve promoted that which we should have punted on years ago. We prop up that which needs a decent burial. We applaud that which is of the flesh and should bring us shame. Continue reading “Our Only Hope” →