by Jim Kelsey | Jul 24, 2020 | Opinion
God is forging our faith on the anvil of our lives. God uses our experiences to shape our spirituality in a way that equips us to flourish and remain faithful in the changing circumstances of our lives (see Romans 8:28). Carlyle Fielding Stewart III writes the...
by Jim Kelsey | Mar 12, 2020 | Opinion
I felt I was being cheated, and then the service manager mocked me. I had taken my car in because the check engine light was on; it was running fine when I took it in. I agreed to pay $65 for a diagnostic test. After two hours, they told me they could not find a...
by Jim Kelsey | Jan 21, 2020 | Opinion
It was the second week of my tenure as pastor. She was a well-spoken, well-educated, polished woman in her 70s. She sat down in the chair in front of my desk and said, “Dr. Kelsey, we know you, but you do not know us. You think you do, but you do not. But that is...
by Jim Kelsey | Sep 9, 2019 | Opinion
I am afraid for my family. I am afraid for my community. I am afraid for my country. Several weeks ago, on a Sunday night, my wife and I were eating our dinner at the Chinese buffet in our community. I heard a commotion over by the cash register. At first, I thought...
by Jim Kelsey | May 13, 2019 | Opinion
I have worshipped the last several Sundays with the shadow of the attack on the synagogue in Poway, California, on my heart. When one adds up the cumulative carnage of this attack, the attack on the synagogue in Pittsburg, the attack on the mosque in New Zealand, the...
