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Reliving the Hiding Place: Persecution Continues in 2013
This July my wife, Lea, and I visited Haarlem, The Netherlands, where the Christian family, the ten Booms, ran a watch store as a front for a safe haven for Jews and the Dutch resistance during World...
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Making Sense of the Seasons of Life
Are there discernible seasons in the life of a spiritual community? We all experience differing stages of growth in our own lives and witness the changing seasons of nature. Can we in similar ways...
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Life to Dry Bones
Earlier this year, I fulfilled a life-long dream. I traveled with a group of Virginia pastors to Eretz, Israel, the Holy Land. Most of my adult life has been spent studying the culture, history,...
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The Holy Spirit and the Life of the Artist’s Mind
“The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.” ~William...
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Ten Reasons Why Christian Leaders Should Study Church History
Church History is not often on most Christians’ list of favorite topics. As I travel the world, I remain surprised by Christian leaders’ vocal disinterest and sometimes even avid aversion to explore...
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Techno-detoxing and the Discipline of Retreat
With the expansive use of modern technology, the need has arisen to implement forms of techno-detoxing. The term refers to recognizing when one’s focus in life has shifted to the overuse of technology...
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Do Ethics Matter?
Recently, a journalism professional who works in a developing country asked why ethics matter, especially where government is repressive and people treat their profession as a job rather than a...
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Let’s Talk About S…!
S-e-x? Not this time, friends. The “S” is for “Systems Thinking”! Let’s talk about systems thinking! If you are unfamiliar with the concept of “systems thinking,” your first thought might be that the...
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Watching God Work Through His People
Why does the History Channel’s recent series, “The Bible,” appeal to so many viewers? The message of the Bible reaches into the very soul and spirit of humankind because its progressive revelation is...
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Casting God: Who Knew? “The Bible” Mini-Series Surprises Hollywood
I was all ready after the first night of The History Channel’s “The Bible” mini-series to announce its demise. There was so much in that first night that I was sure audiences, although tuning in out of...
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Loose Lips Sink Ships
Loose lips sink ships. This old saying that warns about the destructive power of uncontrolled words remains true in our day. This warning is of particular worth to leaders. We are inundated with news...
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TV Series “The Bible” Will Inspire Millions
The concluding dialog in this trailer for The Bible, the 10-part mini-series which aired on The History Channel March 3, includes a question: “What are we going to do?” The actor replies: “Change the...
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What Our Government’s Borrowing Buys Us
In a previous blog, I wrote about our crushing national debt, and how the “Me Generation” (aka Baby Boomers) would leave this earth and our nation in a much worse financial condition than any previous...
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Women Making History
March is National Women’s History Month. The theme for 2013 is “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.” In 1980, with...
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The Scholar’s Vocation
Among the important questions that arose during my years as a graduate student, and later as a faculty member were, How are those who profess faith in God through Jesus Christ to view and to approach...
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And the Award Goes to…
Okay, so here it is again, award season. Every year, the entertainment industry holds numerous awards shows: the Oscars, People’s Choice, Golden Globes, SAG, DGA, WGA, PGA (Producer’s Guild, has...
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Freedom of Expression
Worldwide pressure to regulate the flow of information threatens the spread of democracy. The hemorrhaging of ethics by an irresponsible press also threatens press freedom. A Dec. 3 online news site...
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Gluttons for Power
Why do we desire to lead? Hint: it is not always because we are humble or want to change the world. Sometimes our desires for fame, fortunate and power drive our aspirations for leadership. I would...
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Pride as Madness
Baruch Spinoza, a 17th century Jewish/Dutch philosopher (1632-1677 A.D.), described pride as a form of madness: “Thus we see that it may readily happen, that a man may easily think too highly of...
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Never Give Up
New students come to Regent University every semester. Every one of them has a story. Every one of them has a dream. But none that I’ve met in my tenure here at Regent has impacted me personally more...
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