Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” (John 8:38) — Pilate asks, “What is Truth?” The echo of this question rattles in every mind. In every age within every land. From every creed expounded by every clan. Before the only one who could, if ever there was one who would. He chose not to hear. He shows him the door. …

On the twenty-third day of the second month, in the one hundred seventy-first year, the Jews entered it [Jerusalem] with praise and palm branches, and with harps and cymbals and stringed instruments, and with hymns and songs, because a great enemy had been crushed and removed from Israel. …

Shakespeare (sort of) Why Does Medium Promote Blatant Hate Speech? *Disclaimer: Before reading the following post, I want to be very clear: In no way am I arguing for censorship in this post. I am a free speech absolutist (as long as it does not explicitly incite physical violence towards another), and will defend the right of others to express views I personally find reprehensible. I repeat, I am not calling on Medium to remove or censor the posts cited below that are blatantly offensive. This post is only meant to highlight a troubling and growing anti-Christian reality.

“Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.” Henry David Thoreau Last year I ended 2020 by sharing my favourite reads of the year; in keeping with this tradition I thought I would once again share my favourite books of 2021…

A Short Message for Christmas Eve — “One small child in a land of a thousand One small dream of a Savior tonight One small hand reaching out to the starlight One small Savior of life…” David Meece On our planet, over its course of years, it has birthed tens of billions of lives; but what is…

A Short Story Inspired by Ecclesiasted 9:13-18 — 13 I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me: 14 There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. 15 Now there lived in…

Cherishing People Over Property — There is no way around it, forgiveness comes with a cost. During the time of Jesus’ ministry there was a widespread practice, and depending on how you look at it, it was either ingenious or insidious. Jewish law mandated the release of all financial debts every seven years between fellow…

The Importance Of, “I’m Sorry!” — Saint Paul commands us to pray for “everyone,” but especially for those in authority: “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and…

How A Jew, A Catholic, A Presbyterian & An Episcopalian Blew-Up My Baptist Brain — When I first considered writing a blog, I imagined it would primarily be made up of short devotional reflections intended to help give spiritual encouragement to congregants, not much different than a Daily Bread devotional. In the process, I never suspected how personal this endeavour would become. I have learned…