Author: Ron Carlson

My journey from the world of pagan rhythms to Christian harmony resembled the circuitous route of little boy Billy in the Family Circus. It zigged…

The ancient prophets of Israel, handpicked by God and ungroomed by the world (“men of whom the world was not worthy”), seldom received a warm…

“To tell the men from the boys, check the price of their toys!” 

Let’s begin with a trick question. Tyre and Sidon are: 

Disembarkation from the 747-400 occurred at 5:33 am and now I’m sitting in the exact same seat I occupied ten days ago, and though it…

Preparing for major surgery (they are all major when they are mine) often proves more difficult than surgery. It certainly takes longer. I’ve concluded that the medical…

Over the years and across the broad plains of conflict and disappointment, I’ve noted a giant disconnect among folks struggling to understand the direct relationship…

Christianity begins and ends with a spirit of intentionality. “In the beginning, God….” signals that an intelligent force acting on purpose sponsors all that we…

I can’t honestly say I didn’t know better. I went into the relationship with my eyes open. I read the books, watched the training films, even listened…

My longtime friend and I were laughing about our time in seminary together when he reminded me of his wife’s reluctance about leaving her home…