When You See God’s Creative Grandeur on Display

Glacier National Park is one of my favorite places on earth. I’ve never been anywhere where God’s majesty is so clearly on display. And there’s one spot in the park that stands out in my mind – Apgar Lookout. It’s a strenuous hike to get...

Political Grime and Punishment: How to Bring Change

I came off of a very productive Lent this past season. My Lent involved fasting from politics – from listening, watching, reading and anything having to do with politics. That was a good exercise. Before Lent, I was up too late watching CNN, wasting away in the...

‘The Case for Christ’

I wanted to like “The Case for Christ,” but it succumbed to what most movies do. It tried too hard to tell its story and made a fatal flaw in storytelling that hurts its intent. The film is based on the true story of Lee Strobel (played by Mike Vogel)...

Good Friday – Bad Long Before It Was Good

Good Friday was bad long before it was good, at least from outward appearances. God was being crucified by all that can go bad in the world: pride, jealousy, distrust, wound, self-interest, sin. It’s no accident the Gospels tell us that, as Jesus was dying, it...

Speak and Live as if Easter is Always Upon You

The Gospel of Matthew tells two stories that juxtapose the responses of those who look upon the death of Jesus and those who will see the resurrected Christ. The Roman guards are terrified twice over: at Christ’s death and at the angel’s announcement of...