Archive for December, 2008

I hesitate to put it this way, but I think the truth is I take pride in choosing to do “the right thing” most of the time. There I’ve already set myself up for a fall (Prov 16:18,) but I’ve been asking myself a question lately that cuts to the heart of the matter....
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I hesitate to write this, because the players in the drama may read it, and I don’t want to give offense. That sounds like good enough reason not to write it, but I also think it wouldn’t be a bad thing to have things out in the open that I lack the courage to...
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I don’t know who it was that first said, “the road to Hell is paved with good intentions,” but it has new meaning for me today. It’s often used in reference to someone who means to do a good thing but never gets around to it. Preachers may use it as they speak of...
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I got an email this morning from Nathan Tabor, former owner of The Conservative Voice (tcv.com) now part of townhall.com.  It said “Merry Christmas,” and not recognizing the name I almost deleted it as spam.  I guess he kept the email addresses of the people who signed up to leave comments on the site. ...
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This is always a challenging time of year for me. I’m always relieved when it’s over. I always feel a lot of pressure to do things that have nothing to do with the real object of Christmas, the celebration of Jesus’ birth. I’m not particularly interested in the arguments against celebrating Christmas at all....
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