Lament, there is an entire book in the Old Testament devoted to it. The Psalms are replete with it. The actual number is open to interpretation and debate, but it is safe to say that 1/3 of the Psalms are songs of individual lament or songs of sorrow for the nation of Israel. Christina Fox recently wrote in the Ligonier Ministries blog, “Lamenting is an art […]
Chances are, if you are a fan of NASCAR or the Indy Racing League (IRL), you know what safer barriers are. The Steel And Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) barrier was designed by a team of engineers in collaboration with NASCAR and the IRL. These barriers are designed to absorb the dynamic energy that is released when a race car, traveling at a high speed, crashes into a […]
Aspirations…hopes…dreams…passions we want to pursue….
We all have them, or at least we all have had them at some point in time. There is not a child that enters the world who does not have an imagination. Children can easily play in the world of make believe. We have all dreamed of hitting the game winning home run, being the catcher to throw out a key runner trying […]
Two popular words seem to propagate the current news headlines, “Pandemic Panic.” Many people find themselves consuming more news, across more networks, than ever before. Living in states where shelter at home and keep businesses closed orders have been extended, there seems to be little else to do. There is also the nature of human curiosity to not want to be the one who misses the latest […]
Five short months ago, many began the new year thinking “2020 is going to be my year!” We began with such optimism. Now many of wonder, “When will sports return?”, “When will we be able to watch new TV programming that is NOT a news show?”, “When will the COVID-19 virus end?”, and maybe “Will I ever be able to buy toilet tissue and paper towels again?”
Of […]
One of the idiosyncrasies that attracted viewers to the “American Chopper” television series was the prevailing tension that existed among the Teutle family members (Paul Sr., Paul Jr., and Michael). Eventually, this creative tension escalated to gratuitous outbursts of anger, driving emotionally weary viewers away.
Reality TV is seldom “reality.” It is contrived, scripted, and staged by producers seeking to pit people against one other. Staged angry outbursts […]
On Saturday August 12, the daily news cycle was consumed by the events in Charlottesville, Virginia. As the clash between white supremacists and counter protestors intensified, a normally peaceful city became the center of world media reports. It remains there as of this writing.
Exchanges between people of faith have become testy at best. Followers of Christ are judging one another’s faithfulness on a) whether their condemnation of […]
Moving is a time for reminiscing, always. For the past several days, the staff members of Mission Services Association has been organizing, boxing, and removing belongings from our offices in Knoxville. This move has been a long one for me. For the past ten months, I have been learning the finer administrative details of the Christian Churches Pension Plan and have continued the […]
The concept of the Christian Churches Pension Plan (the Plan) began prior to 1969 as leaders among the independent Christian Churches & Churches of Christ recognized a problem. There were already a large number of ministers, missionaries, and staff from our Bible colleges who had retired without sufficient assets and cash flow to allow them to retire in dignity. It […]