FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

The gaps in my story calling for an epilogue registered as “gasps” in my ears. Blame it on the black sheep who gambled away the family...

So, Central Casting has instructed the extras to show up dressed for the harsh winter scene in next day’s shoot. Everybody arrives...

Yes, you could ask Abraham, originally from Ur of the Chaldeans, or Saul of Tarsus, but what if they are currently swapping stories with...

Naturally, the zip code of their ultimate gated community is a secret, so I am not holding my breath to get a letter back from them. ...

Some years ago, I was amazed that all three contestants aced final Jeopardy! by correctly identifying “the most famous sermon in American...

What a huge relief to be back in the sane and safe territory of “the REVELATION of Jesus Christ…communicated by His angel to His...

As a very old man, John wrote his second very short letter that spoke to me so personally, I taught a seven-week course on it at...

Notice, we are not asking “what” is it all about.  So, as we are heading into election week, what if it is not all about America,...

Did I really mean it when last I wrote, “Immanuel, God with us, keeps sustaining us in every tough trial”?  Having had 9 different...

Not yours, I promise, if your theology is Christ-centered, not culture-conditioned. Even so, do fasten your seat belts as we embark on a...

The term is used 235 times in the Bible and has perhaps an Old Testament ring to it. Or does it? Did the Lord of heaven’s armies close...

One of my recent Facebook posts read, “These days I get most of my exercise from shaking my head in disbelief.” I think so would you -...

Have you and I done any lately?  Can you name yours?  Would you classify them as feats, deeds, acts, undertakings, larks or even stunts? ...

Take it from a biblical history buff that this tale of epic shift, pulled off by David, might instruct us in our current trials. Didn’t...

Thanks to the pandemic-related theme of “Food Insecurity,” we recently got stuck with the contention voiced in James 5:17 that Elijah was...

The term, of course, is increasingly part of the COVID-19 jargon that dominates the news and implies hunger in America.  Some argue that...

John was present at both events and recorded them as “signs,” not miracles.  The synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke shared...

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far away, we enjoyed the art of fine dining in agreeable company.  Perhaps we took Tums at night because...

Years ago, I knew a smart racing enthusiast who might have weighed in on this peculiar question, even though I see it as COVID-19...

Gentle Reader – I’m stealing the salutation from Miss Manners, the Etiquette Authority – because I like her quip, “If you can’t be kind,...