Sometimes people need time off. And I’m one of those time off needing people for now. Due to family concerns that are wearing on my personal health, I am stepping back from the blog for 1-2 months. Time out. Or time off. I am continuing my study of the Old Testament … [Read more...]

I was one of those weird students who was happy to take a test. Yep. Consider this a confession of a test-taking nerd. All was great until my first college history test. Yes, I had studied. I was familiar enough with the general events we had covered that I would glide … [Read more...]

God uses angels. Have you ever seen angels? I have. It was the fall of 1981, and my college roommates had all met at my house in SW Oklahoma before driving to central OK to start the Fall Semester. I was beginning my senior year, so this driving-to-school thing wasn’t new to … [Read more...]

Confusion isn’t fun. Maybe I’m the only one who sometimes feels confusion in some of the things I see God doing — or, at the least, allowing. When my seminary plans fell through, my confusion was intense. How could I feel led to a deeper study of God and His Word and be … [Read more...]

Did God ever close a door you wanted open? Yeah, me, too. Seminary As I finished up my undergrad degree, I felt led to pursue a Master’s — at seminary. My parents had paid for my sister’s law school, including housing and expenses, so somehow I expected the same. I was wrong, … [Read more...]