Category: Upstairs Over A Vacant Lot

By Paul C. Collins, M.Div. ; Th.D. IF YOU NEED AN EXPERT, don't call me. The longer I live the more I know I don't know. It is a little ironic that some of us have been on Earth for many years and are continuing in the journey of discovery. The globe is so huge that although it has been...Continue reading

Too many parts of the U.S.A. are trying to recover from "natural" disasters. The middle of summer is a time when it is supposed to be dry. Instead, the rain continues to leave its heavenly reservoirs and plummet to earth causing rivers, streams, and Ozark "cricks" to overflow their normal boundaries. Ocean currents are disturbed by hurricane force winds that...Continue reading

The news is not good. Most of the world is experiencing severe problems, and I am convinced that many of us --- if not all of us --- feel very helpless to do anything about anything. The religious folks say "Pray!" The secular folks say "Plan!" The ignorant folks say "Play!" What should active, real-life Christians be saying? That's a...Continue reading