1. As a bass player, when I listen to music, I listen for what the bassist is doing. But, when I listen to music in my 2004 Honda Civic I have a problem: only one of the four speakers works.
  2. Few smells are as pervasive as the smell of smoke. Anyone who’s sat around a campfire can attest.
  3. Jonah is not who you'd want to speak to an evangelism committee. In fact, it's arguable that he's the Bible's worst missionary.
  4. What makes a meal more than food? We all have important meals in our lives; birthday meals; anniversary meals; traditional holiday meals.
  5. As a new year approaches, a mawkish paranoia sets in. Looking over our shoulders, we add up our good choices, our praises, and our reasons to celebrate.
  6. We aggrandize time. It certainly possesses power over us. It irreversibly moves us in one direction and can’t be replayed to different ends.
  7. We sinners share a common problem when it comes to Jesus’ parables. We read them with an eye to our own righteousness.