The Yankee Texan

Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in h...

- This is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and ha...

Thought For The Day “The moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God.” - Rob Bell ...

Thought For The Day “Smiley TV preachers might tell you that following Jesus is about being good so that God will bless you with cash and ...

Thought For Today “Myths are, in fact...neither primitive nor untrue. They are, rather, a kind of poetry that helps us make sense of the w...

Thought For The Day “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” - Leo Tolstoy (Anna Karenina) I can...

The other day I came across yet another article in a seemingly endless stream about church growth. We Christians in the United States spen...

Thought For The Day “The five points of yama, together with the five points of niyama, remind us of the Ten Commandments of the Christian ...

Thought For The Day “Faith does not need to push the river because faith is able to trust that there is a river. The river is flowing. We ...

I’ve never been a huge fan of Paul (the apostle, not the musician. I’ve always liked the musician). My lack of enthusiasm toward Paul does n...

I’ve been thinking a lot about my own mortality lately. My mom is 100 years old, my brother just turned 74 and is in poor health, and I will...

If history has taught us anything it is that all empires must fall. The Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Greeks under Alexander, the Egypt...

We had an interesting discussion in my Sunday school class today on the importance of perspective in biblical interpretation. When interpr...

On Easter Saturday my church, Canyon Creek Presbyterian, in partnership with the Gateway of Grace organization, played host to a large grou...

The various Christian holy days that occur during the season of Lent and Easter were never a big deal in my family when I was a kid. Of cour...

What are you grateful for in your life? When asked, people often express gratitude for the many physical comforts that surround them,...

When the Buddha was asked “what do you and your monks practice?” he replied, “we sit, we walk, and we eat.” The questioner responded, “but ...

Those of you who know me well know that I’m something of a science fiction buff.  While I do enjoy space operas like the Star Wars series I ...

In chapter one T.N.H. continues his introductory remarks by describing his long journey to gaining an appreciation of the Christian faith. A...

I’m the kind of person who rarely reads the introductory material of a book. Rather than “waste time” on the preface or introduction I’d rat...

Another year has gone by and once again I find myself sitting on my couch just before midnight enjoying the quiet before the storm.  I love ...

One Saturday morning a man is sitting on his couch drinking coffee and reading the news on his iPad. His wife walks into the room dresse...

Attending church services around the 4 th of July always makes me uneasy. As I walked up the steps to the sanctuary at my churc...