by Stan | Jul 15, 2020 | Confidence in God, Faith, God's promises
“No small storm was assailing us.” –Acts 27:20 Here we are in the middle of 2020 with “no small storm assailing us.” In fact, we recognize multiple storms assailing us along with the fear and anxiety they bring. The entire March issue of Tabletalk...
by Stan | Mar 7, 2016 | God's promises, Sin, Teens
I don’t know what was behind this title for The Flying Burrito Brothers debut album in 1969. I’m sure there was a story. But I also know there is some truth here because sin does often appear to us and to our children as a gilded palace–dazzling and...
by Stan | Feb 22, 2016 | Faith, Fathers, God's promises
I was a twenty four year old grad student when a nurse placed an 8 1/2 pound baby boy into my arms. I wasn’t even sure of the proper way to hold him. I looked at this baby and then at my beautiful and exhausted wife. She smiled and said, “You’re a...