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Is the World Getting Crazier? (Probably Not)

Posted on December 15, 2018 by

Is the country headed down the tubes? It sure seems that way. The sanity quotient is going down and the spitefulness quotient is going up. The anecdotal evidence is overwhelming. Consider, for example, the U.S. diplomat who mentioned D-Day as … Continue reading →

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God and Judgment in the #Me Too Era

Posted on December 8, 2018 by

Oprah Winfrey once explained that a sermon was the immediate cause of her departure from the orthodox Christian faith. In his Sunday message,her pastor Jeremiah Wright read and then exposited an Old Testament text in which God portrays himself as … Continue reading →

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The Story We’re In Isn’t About Ease and Security

Posted on November 10, 2018 by

Until Christians understand why they’re here, they will not understand what they should be doing. Continue reading →

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Snake-Handling: The Christian’s Relationship to Money

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

Christians think differently about money – or at least they should. You can listen to the recent message titled Snake-Handling (on Christians and money) here: http://lockwoodchurch.org/media/131783-505499-1579583/snake-handling-luke-16-9-14

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A God Veiled in Time and Space

Posted on October 30, 2018 by

Read my recent article, which first appeared on 10/23/2018 on Christianity Today. Here’s the link, if you’d prefer to go to the C.T. site: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/october-web-only/atheism-where-is-god-physics-revealed-in-christ.html When I read that songwriter Michael Gungor told his wife, Lisa, “I don’t believe in God … Continue reading →

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How to Face Suffering

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

How should we think about suffering? How can we endure it when we’re the ones suffering? Click the link below to hear a 27-minute sermon titled, “Trial by Fire,” informed by 1 Peter 4:12-19. How to Face Suffering

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Boy, Was the President Ever Wrong About That!

Posted on September 4, 2018 by

President Trump recently told Evangelical leaders from the U.S. that Evangelicals stand to lose everything in the upcoming midterm elections. Don’t believe it! I’ve linked a CT article by Michael Horton, the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and … Continue reading →

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Mea Culpa

Posted on August 5, 2018 by

A reader from Ohio called the office this week, wanting to talk about the Saturday, July 28th column in the Canton Repository, which was also posted to this blog. She had to hunt down my phone number, so it is … Continue reading →

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“Storied” People

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

The people of Jesus are “storied” people. They not only know the story, they live the story;  it is still going on. You can hear the climactic episode of the ongoing story told in three parts at http://lockwoodchurch.org/media. Part I … Continue reading →

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Need Help Getting Ready for Easter?

Posted on March 27, 2018 by

If you’re like me, Easter time is very busy: Gone most evenings, with lots of things on the calendar and the to-do list. It’s easy for Easter to sneak up and find us unprepared to celebrate the biggest thing that … Continue reading →

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