September 13: What Would Jesus Do? Jesus and the Terrorist Attack

Over and over again the image leaps out at me from the television set. When I close my eyes I can see the jet approach the 110 story skyscraper. I see it tilt with the left wing down and the right wing up. An instant later the jet turned weapon slices through the south tower of the World Trade Center leaving behind a massive fireball. Later, both Trade Towers implode and fall to the ground crushing everything and everyone beneath them...

October 8: The Power of Two

I’m still unsettled by the terrible scene that keeps replaying in my mind. And I still have to choke back tears when I hear a survivor tell about their escape from the flames, the falling building, or the expanding plume of dirt-colored debris...

October 17: Manhood is Okay Again

Have you noticed that it’s okay to be a man, again? Since the terrorist attack on September 11 men are applauded for doing what men do. Firefighters are praised for hauling around heavy equipment and entering smoke filled rooms. Cops are thanked for putting the clamp on evil doers. I don’t think anybody would be offended if a man decided he didn’t want to eat quiche or get in touch with his feminine side. It’s now a good think to be masculine . . . to be tough

October 22: Fear: The Anthrax Scare

It’s invisible . . . easy to transport . . . and deadly. Anthrax has only infected a handful of people but it’s terrorized a nation. Almost half the people responding to a Time/CNN poll said they feared someone in their family will be exposed. Over 60% said they didn’t think their local officials could prevent an attack if their town was targeted....

November 5: We're in it for the Long-Haul

An opinion poll released by USA Today last week indicated that Americans still overwhelmingly support the President in his handling of the War on Terrorism. But—and it’s a big “but,” because that same poll indicated Americans are becoming impatient with the progress of the war effort. Seems we Americans are an impatient lot. Even though the President said this would be a long-term battle—we want results and we want them yesterday...

November 15: Let's Find Out What God Will Do When We Lock Arms

“The world has yet to see what God can do with a man fully surrendered to him.” I don’t know who first uttered those words, but I do know Dwight L. Moody often repeated the phrase and then said, “Lord, let me be that man.”

December 15: Lock Arms With a Two Minute Power Prayer

On a dark rainy day last week my mood matched the weather. I climbed in my car and listened to the rain patter on the roof. I felt physically and emotionally drained...