When I interviewed Greg for a faculty position at William Jessup University, I knew I had a tiger by the tail. He was a strong personality, enormously self-confident, and took delight (so he said) in “speaking truth to power.” In the marketplace he had worked for a Fortune 500 company where he hired and fired […]
Working with teens and preteens in a junior high school is fantastic. The students are funny, snarky, and bristling with love and laughter while at the same time struggling with insecurity, rebellion, confusion, anger, and a whole heap of attitude. Junior high is a melting pot of emotions and I love it. Recently I was […]
Suffering is caused by a variety of things, including our poor choices, the poor choices of others, and creation being out of sorts with its Creator. Ultimately all suffering is caused by the devil (Genesis 3) and overseen by a loving heavenly Father (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). All of this is why believers need to trust […]
Christ is “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14), so it’s not surprising when we find grace and truth mingled together throughout his teachings. When the Good Shepherd leads us beside quiet waters, that’s grace. When his rod and staff correct us, that’s truth. When Jesus tells the woman caught in adultery, “Neither do I […]
Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering (Hebrews 13:3). Practically everyone in the church today is aware to some extent of the suffering of our Christian brothers and sisters around the world. The church in China […]
