Posts from June 2025

Have you ever wondered what makes a source reputable? According to Webster, a reputable source is “trustworthy and reliable, providing accurate, unbiased information” (Webster online, June 16, 2025). In other words, they hold no peer or superior in sourcing information. Regarding worldly instructions, trustworthy is often in the “eyes of the beholder”. Thus, it is incumbent to “fact-check” sources on a repeatable and continuous basis. This is not the case with God. He IS and will always be THE SOURCE…

Recently, a local preacher and I were holding lunch at a well-known 2-star Mexican-style restaurant. As we dined on refried beans, flour tortillas, and well-seasoned skirt steak, he cited that he loved to end each sermon with a “charge”. According to his philosophy, the charge was to challenge each member to take the well-planned sermon and its focal points into the world and disseminate them to those outside Christ. What a brilliant approach! Instantly, it reminded me of Christ and…

As a child, I became fascinated by the world of magic. Whether the disappearance of a bunny or an entire Boeing 747 vanishing into mercurial air, each event captivated every ounce of my attention from start to finish. The landscape of suggestive mental misdirection ranges from Houdini to Burton, or even Copperfield. Even when I was informed of these tricks as concealment and distraction, my regard for them never wavered. Who cares, right? I care! I love a good “sleight…