Theology That Bites Back
Given the way that Christmas lands this year, I think we should let it interrupt our regular blogging schedule. There will consequently be no posts next Monday or Wednesday, and there will be no Letters posted on Tuesday. Go celebrate with your family. Attend a worship service. Have a cinnamon roll. I will resume the …
Nancy and I got married on New Year’s Eve, 1975. It took us a few years to figure out why the restaurants were always so crowded on our anniversary dates. But because we got married New Year’s Eve, that being the case, we will be marking our 49th anniversary in just a few weeks. And …
As I was growing up, my family was a road-tripping family. My father was not yet a pastor, but he was an evangelist and conference speaker, and so we would often accompany him on speaking gigs, and roll a family vacation into it. As I was just a kid at the time, and not yet …
Honor is not an invisible thing. When the Bible tells us to honor the emperor, or to respect all men, or to honor our fathers and mothers, this is not referring to an invisible attitude tucked away somewhere in our hearts. Honor must be expressed and shown, and not some cliched and trite greeting card …
True gratitude can bend beneath the weightOf graces given to the undeserving,Men stagger as they come to goodness lateAnd learn to walk, and with no conscious swerving.True gratitude can stand upon the graceThat comes from God and puts conceit well underThe blood that trickled down the wretched faceOf Jesus Christ, who came to put asunderThese …
Our last five years in Annapolis were in the house at the top of Genesse Street. The house had a spacious side yard, and so of course lots of time was burned through there. But the chief glory of that house’s location was the fact that it was catty corner from “the woods.” The woods …
Sea of Galilee from our hotel room . . . We landed in Tel Aviv in the morning, prepared to see what countless pilgrims before us have seen. There are many things to see, of course. Tel Aviv is right next to old Joppa, where Peter saw the vision of the unclean animals in the …
I thought it would be best if I informed you beforehand about the changes you will notice over the next couple of weeks. Those changes will be largely driven by the fact that I will not be here. My bride and I are going off on vacation, and will be gone for a couple of …
The memorial service for my father, Jim Wilson, is going to be this coming Wednesday. There will be a song service at 10 am (Pacific), and the memorial service will begin at 11 am. The service will be live streamed (the link for which is here) for those who cannot join us. There will also …
Many Thanks: I want to begin by thanking the many of you who sent condolences at the passing of my father. He was a truly great man, and we are truly grateful for the impact he had. We are also grateful for how many of you recognized the value of the impact he had. And …
