Veritas Blog
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL?
Today, we celebrate Independence Day here in the States. The Red, White, and Blue waves over many households. Fireworks explode around us. For a moment, perhaps, we act as "one nation" and forget all that divides us. We can enjoy time with family and we have...
Learning to Rest: Lessons learned from a Sabbatical
If you know me, you can attest to the fact that I typically don’t sit still very well! I spent twenty-six years in the fast lane of Southern California. Our family served in a mega-church, helped to start a Bible college both on-ground and online, and lived 90 minutes...
Ten Habits for Healthy Families: Reclaiming our First Ministry
Is your family close? Do you tolerate each other? Or do you actually enjoy each other? Do you love spending time together? Can you laugh with each other? Every family has its “moments”—but I’m surprised at how many Christian families really don’t...
You can’t delegate everything! : Tips for Christian School Administrators
Attention all Christian school administrators! I have some questions for you to consider: Do you know what your third-grade teacher is teaching this week? What bulletin boards are on the walls of your seventh-grade homeroom? How has the rowdy student...
How Jesus Identifies a Pharisee: 10 Distinctions from Matthew 23
In our modern Christian vernacular, the title Pharisee carries a markedly negative connotation, and rightfully so. In the days of Jesus, however, they were recognized as the most fastidiously observant religious leaders of the day. I suppose there exists...
How Jesus Identifies a Pharisee: 10 Distinctions from Matthew 23
In our modern Christian vernacular, the title Pharisee carries a markedly negative connotation, and rightfully so. In the days of Jesus, however, they were recognized as the most fastidiously observant religious leaders of the day. I suppose there exists...
Christian Liberty: Christian Liberty and Disagreements
How do we respond to a person we respect who has “lower” standards than we do? Why can’t they come to the same conclusion I have? After all, I know I’m right! Truthfully, there are areas where the Bible gives principles rather than explicit instructions. The...