Some time ago I was visiting my parents and went to get a haircut at a shop they recommended. I started praying this prayer and ended up having a long conversation about God and faith with Ted, the barber. Ted owned the shop along with his wife Joanne, who normally...
Lord take my hand and walk with me, And guide my every step. Because I'm just human, flesh and bone, And You know I'll need your help. Sometimes I stumble and make mistakes, When I try to heed your call. So lift me up along the way. Stand beside me, least I...
"WHAT DO YOU THINK OF JESUS?" I recently asked an Orthodox Jew sitting across from me at dinner. We were eating with our group after spending the day at a conference in the Buckhead District of Atlanta.Without hesitation, he replied that Jesus was simply a Jew who...
On the flight home, I tried to come up with a descriptive way of explaining what it is like to become a Christian. I knew that using logic alone would be as effective as describing the colors of a rainbow to a sight-impaired person. I would need a perfect analogy that...
HTML clipboard HARRY WHITEHEAD is one of those people you never forget, not because he is famous or powerful, but because he is kind and patient. Harry was my drafting teacher during my junior and senior years of high school. A thin black man with a dark beard and a...
HTML clipboard When I was thirty-two years old, my hard work began to pay off. Chief Operating Officer of a start-up software company, a brand new 5,000 square foot dream house nestled in Utah's Wasatch mountain range; these were my rewards. Working full time, while...
As I progressed in my Biblical knowledge, I began to feel increasingly anxious and confused. Many of the stereotypical arguments I had against organized religion, Jesus also had against Judaism. How could I agree with Jesus? In my earlier study on Christianity, I...