'If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.' - Romans 10:9-10 There are things in the Bible that are gray, fuzzy, and not really clear as to what it really means. On the contrary, there are things that are black and white, very clear, tried and true. These two pa

I find myself today waiting on the arrival of my son, I stand here in the waiting room where they prepare my wife for her C-section. Staring out the window, the sun breaks through the clouds and the light exposes itself past the dreariness of the morning fog. It brings a reassurance of the name we have chosen for our third and final son: Luke. It means, 'light giving.' While this should be a joyous time in my head and heart, unfortunately there is trouble afoot in me. At twen