A Concern for American Christianity

From the many believers whom I have spoken with, it appears that they hold their pastors in high esteem. A few parishioners whom I spoke with suggested that the other members of their church needed their pastor to teach the Bible slowly. Just because a pastor preaches...

We Need Fewer Laws, Less Reform, Less Government

After an extended discussion with a member of the Sierra Club, he indicated to me that government should be put in place in order to ensure a fair usage of the Commons, by which he was referring to the environment, including the Port of Los Angeles and the surrounding...

Success is not a Destination: It is a Person Part II

ISuccess is not a matter of acquiring status, of getting in the right place, of making the most of our circumstances through our own efforts. Two examples in the Old Testament point out that although their outer circumstances were not ideal, because the Lord was with...

Success is not a Destination: It is a Person

At one school site, a young man asked me, "What's your mission? What are your goals?" This question had bothered me for a long time. Every goal that I had met in my life, I always found myself coming up short. I had achieved whatever it was that I...