Calvin and Hobbes was my favorite comic for many years.  Still is, actually, even though Bill Watterson retired the strip some time ago.  I have every one of the Calvin and Hobbes compilations except the huge, leather-bound complete set.  (If you were wondering what you could do for my upcoming birthday…)  A recurring theme is [...]

I delayed writing this for several days because I was trying to verify whether the story was true.  Honestly, I still don’t know.  But enough people have told the story that I chose to believe it! Northern Atlantic cod are particularly flavorful fish–at least when they are fresh.  As someone who moved to Colorado from [...]

How heavy would you say a cup of coffee is? Not too much, right?  It’s not a real challenge to pick one up and hold it for a moment.  But if I try to hold that cup up for an hour, I’m going to start having a sore arm.  Chances are good that my arm [...]

I’m helping the Rev! magazine team with the Nov/Dec issue and this morning I was working on an interview that the publisher, Dave Thornton, had with Reinhard Bonnke. I won’t give it away, but one of Bonnke’s comments really jumped out at me: “Jesus didn’t die to provide careers for us. He died for the [...]

My wife and I joined the local gym and for the past month we have been rolling out of bed at 5:30 (yes, that’s a.m.) to be in the pool by 6:15 for aqua aerobics three times a week. Everyone tells us this is A Good Christian Thing to do, and in the midst of [...]

Arnie Cole, head of Back to the Bible’s Center for Bible Engagement, sent me several pieces of research they completed recently and there was some fascinating information there.  Here is a snapshot of what one survey reveals about Christ followers: Most believe the Bible is relevant to their everyday lives and is their life authority [...]

What if God texted the 10 commandments — courtesy of the PearlyGates newsletter: 1. no1 b4 me. srsly. 2. dnt wrshp pix/idols 3. no omg’s 4. no wrk on w/end (sat 4 now; sun l8r) 5. pos ok – ur m&d r cool 6. dnt kill ppl 7. :-X only w/ m8 8. dnt steal [...]

I just finished my October column for The Inside Track and thought I’d give my blog followers a brief excerpt.