In the never ending saga of “cutting edge” preaching, Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church, has once again pushed the envelope. Recent articles regarding his sermons on the Song of Solomon are giving a man exposure that I don’t believe we should be giving. Continue reading “Response to Mark Driscoll” →

I am an honorary member of the 509th Composite Group. My dad was a member of this group and the 393rd Bombardment Squadron, the unit assigned with the duty of delivering the atomic bomb. I have all of my dad’s letters from his time with the 393rd. He was stationed all around the country, as secrecy was essential. In the last months of the war, the 509th went to the Island of Tinian. Colonel Paul Tibbets was in charge of the entire operation and flew the Enola Gay on that fateful day when the first atomic bomb was dropped. Continue reading “A Historical Perspective on Death” →

I just read an interesting article on the history of the television. Since the early 1920s, when my parents were babies, we’ve had televisions, but only in the last 50 years have they become a significant part of the American home. Continue reading “How’s Your TV?” →

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His godly ones.” After I wrote the previous blog, I got a call from one of the men in my prayer group, Ron Dorminey, telling me his mother-in-law had passed away. She was 93 years old. I will be preaching her funeral on Tuesday. Continue reading “Life and Death…An Update” →

The news has been obsessed with the recent passing of Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson. All three were famous for different reasons. Ed was the ultimate second banana and sidekick. Farrah was the poster girl of the 1980s. Michael was the talent who became a caricature and, in reality, a pathetic picture of someone perverted and sick. Continue reading “Life and Death” →