Faith.
Yes, Virginia, there is a God. A higher power. An unseen hand that controls the mechanism of the cosmos.
Do I believe in God? Of course, Virginia. We’re here, aren’t we?
Do I think he ...
We can’t overlook Jesus’ willingness to be crucified.
He prayed through the night while his disciples slept, choosing to accept the fate his Father had assigned him, death on the cross, one of ...
Whether in a small plane, attached to a hang glider, or windsurfing off the Carolina coast, to catch air gives a feeling of exhilaration that cannot be matched by sitting in front of a television. We ...
What is it about snakes? Are they really the evil creatures of ancient lore?
What about worms? Or eels? Or the legless lizard … yes, you read that right.
How can you tell the difference between ...
Modern Christianity is so confusing. We’re taught to give to the poor and needy, but we also read that God blesses those who follow him.
Be specific, we’re told. Tell God exactly what you want ...
Spring is a time of new life. Greenery everywhere bursts from the barren limbs of winter, casting a new sense of purpose over the world.
Our God does the same for us, for when the pall of our sins ...
We slide into the last pew in the morning service, late again.
We know we bought the birthday present, but it’s time for the party and WHERE IS IT?
That spot on our arm … how we wished we’d ...
Jesus had an affinity for people who were marginalized by the society of his day.
The blind, lepers, the lame, they were important to him.
He also reached out to those outside Jewish cultural and ...
There are times we shouldn’t look back.
Yesterday is an old film set. So is the day before that and the day before that one.
Each day the cast is released, the set is broken down, and the film ...
When a great cat of the African wild apprehends a victim, the feline attacker often takes down a prey many times larger than she is. A number of skills enables her to do this, including cunning, ...
What is our Happy Place? We all have one. It’s that place where we feel protected and secure, where we get warm fuzzies, and our stress melts away.
Maybe our Happy Place is a beach with throbbing ...
In January of 2026, an ice storm stretched from Texas to the Carolinas. News reports cried, “Yikes! This will be worse than the Storm of 2021!”
An inch of ice. Trees bursting with the cold. As ...
A storm hits, something smacks the side of the house, and we go, “Whoa! What was that?”
In 2020, a weather event slammed into eastern North Carolina. Something flashed across a family’s front ...
