Have you ever wondered, "God, why aren't you listening?" It's a common question, especially just after Easter. We celebrate Jesus' coming on Palm Sunday, read His words on Maundy Thursday, remember His sacrifice on Good Friday, and rejoice at His resurrection on...
What do you think of when you hear the word, Heaven? Many get lost in the spectacular descriptions of streets of gold, a crystal sea, wondrous mansions, and so on. The Book of Revelation paints a marvelous picture. But to be honest, those things aren't that important...
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936, English author) Truth is an interesting thing. It is usually defined as fact, reality, or accuracy. Of course a problem arises when the...
I know. It's a little strange to get an email that begins this way. I get that question from time to time, probably because someone is trying to figure out the rather odd person who keeps sending these Notes. It's a good question, though, but let me ask it a different...
This past December I received a disturbing email from someone on the other side of the world. His message was filled with pain. Almost fifty and never married, he had been sharing his home with his mother whom he loved very much. Two months earlier, she had died,...