Truth & Love Blog
Measure Twice, Cut Once
Measure Twice, Cut OnceConsider today’s blog “Part II” in “What I Learned about Life from My Basement!” In “Part I,” I discussed how my basement refinishing project reminded me of the principle of Sharpening the Saw.Measure Twice, Cut Once in Home ImprovementsHere in...
Sharpening the Saw
Sharpening the SawI’ve picked up a new “hobby” the past year in a new home—woodworking. As in working with wood to finish my basement, including framing, building ceiling soffetts, putting in a wood floor, and putting in the floor trim and shoe.Of course, all of this...
Bill Cosby’s Latest Book
Come on People!Dr. Bill Cosby and Dr. Alvin Poussaint have penned an instant classic that every American, regardless of race should race out to purchase, read, and apply. As a middle-age white male, I fondly remember listening to the wit, wisdom, and humor of Bill...
My Grandfather’s Son: A Memoir
My Grandfather's Son: A MemoirSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is normally so quiet--on the bench and about his public life--that he almost has been perceived as reclusive. Finally, thoroughly, and happily, he has spoken (written) with "My Grandfather's Son: A...
The “Jena Six” Case Requires the Wisdom of Solomon
The “Jena Six” Case Requires the Wisdom of SolomonJena, Louisiana has become a national hotspot after over a year’s worth of racial tension. In September 2006, latent animosity boiled over when a black high school freshmen asked if he could sit under what had become...
Reasons to Believe
Reasons to BelieveIf you’ve visited Amazon.com or a major bookstore lately, then you know that all the rage in publishing is raging atheists raging against God.Fortunately, Christians are not silent. Nor are the Scriptures.Consider some of the following books to help...
A Clay Pot Named Paul Potts
A Clay Pot Named Paul Potts: To Dream the Impossible Dream Paul Potts' mania has swept over Britain and most of the world. In case you’ve been sleeping this summer and are asking, “Who in the world is Paul Potts,” here’s an overview.Simon Cowell, famous for his biting...
Unbelieving Atheists
Unbelieving AtheistsMother Teresa, a decade after her death, is all the rage now. Where? None other than with atheists of all people.What’s All the Buzz About?And why? Because of the publication of an innocuously titled new book Mother Teresa: Come to My Light...
All the Colors of the Rainbow
All the Colors of the Rainbow Why do we find multi-cultural worship so difficult. Here we are in the first decade of the 21st century, and yet Sunday mornings are still the most segregated hours in America! What a shame. What a sin. What are we going to do about it?1....
Ministering in My Home Town
Ministering in My Home Town What an amazing chain of events. Let me walk you through the history and show you something of God's majesty even as He works in mystery.1. Forty-eight years ago I was born at Methodist Hospital in downtown Gary, IN, and raised on 11th and...