Shooting Over the Horizon

Christianity

  • The Cares of the World

    When I first came to Christ back in the 1980s, my testimony included how I had been delivered from fear and worry. I confess, it’s been a long time now since I realized that somewhere along the way I wrested… Continue reading

  • And That’s Why It’s Called Good

    Here’s Good Friday from two very different sources. First from Sally Lloyd-Jones’ The Jesus Storybook Bible (1) – “Papa?” Jesus cried, frantically searching the sky. “Papa? Where are you? Don’t leave me!’ And for the first time – and the… Continue reading

  • A Shadow of Christ – Eric Liddell, Beyond the Olympics

    I caught a blurb the other day about The Flying Scotsman, Eric Liddell, the subject of the movie Chariots of Fire. Although I’ve never seen the movie in its entirety (full disclosure: I fell asleep when I tried to watch… Continue reading

  • The Lord’s Pleasure in His People

    For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” (Romans 8:15, ESV) How many believers live like the older… Continue reading

  • Aslan’s Country

    It’s almost unforgivable, I know, but here I stand in the second half of life, only just having completed C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia. And what an ending (or beginning) awaits the reader in The Last Battle, book 7!… Continue reading

  • May All Your Christmases be White

    I’ve already watched White Christmas with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera Ellen this year. It is probably my favorite Christmas movie because it so reminds me of my mom who loved the show and whose enthusiasm caused… Continue reading

  • Advent

    I was reminded recently that this season in which we find ourselves on this December 11th is not Christmas. Christmas begins on December 25th and in some traditions goes until January 6th (thus the Twelve Days of Christmas). We find… Continue reading

  • Hope is on the Rise

    It’s no secret that America’s Judeo-Christian society is crumbling. 34% of people under 30 now claim “no religion,” a three-fold increase from just a few decades ago. It’s apparent we are moving quickly from a post-Christian society to an actively… Continue reading

  • Yahweh – He’s Good, But He Isn’t Safe

    Drew Dyke offers a challenge to uncertain Christians who find it difficult to defend the image of God as presented by the prophets of the Old Testament. Tony Reinke’s article, “Stop Apologizing for God,” reviews Drew Dyke’s new book, Yawning… Continue reading

  • I Will Not Forget Your Word

      I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word. ~Psalm 119:16 For years (and years) I’ve labored under the conviction that I am unable to memorize.  Ask my kids, as I’m often the brunt of their… Continue reading