Last night, my wife and I were sitting in the living room talking after being apart for a couple of days. The fireplace was roaring, the TV was off, and it was a nice time to just sit and chat. Our two little guys were sound asleep, and our two teens had gone to get ready for bed. Yet we kept hearing talking from down the hall. I was about to go tell them to get to bed when my wife said, "Just let them talk for a few minutes." We then sat there and talked about how strange it

My last post was about the beauty of creation, but there is a flip-side to that discussion. We see the innocence of a newborn destroyed by a child abuser. We see the beauty and passion of a young marriage ruined by cheating. We see people giving sacrificially to their neighbors while others scam and even enslave their fellow man. We are amazed at the wonderful intricacies of the human body, even down to the cellular level. Yet sometimes even those cells turn ugly. They turn c

Someone asked me recently, “Do you like the beach?” I replied, “I do. And the mountains. And lakes. And the desert. And the woods.” God’s creation is so magnificent, so resplendent in its diversity! From the shores of the Caribbean to the red rocks of Sedona, how could I possible pick one over the other? I love creation, and I love the Creator. In fact, these things go hand in hand. As David sang, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwor

When a child asks, "Where do babies come from?" we tend to giggle nervously. When that question comes, a child usually isn't ready for the full "birds and bees" conversation. The easy answer is something like, "Babies come from their mommies' tummies." But that gets more challenging when you have a child who is more persistently inquisitive. "Yeah, but where does the Mommy GET the baby?" "HOW does God put it in there?" "What do you MEAN you have a baby when a Daddy loves a Mo