Christmas is a glorious season, full of lights, music, meeting up with family and friends, parties and receptions, shopping, special candles, wreaths, foods, and decorations, the excitement of ch...
With autumn fast approaching, it will not be long before leaves start to fall and cool fronts bring us a reprieve from the Texas heat. While the change is welcome for some, this time of the yea...
It may seem like an odd time of year to talk about suffering. We’ve just celebrated Christ’s resurrection, the wildflowers are blooming along our Texas freeways, and the happy days of spring ...
https://robertbsloan.com/2021/04/15/hope-despair-responding-suffering/
Followers of Christ are a people looking forward to a coming day of salvation. We commonly think of salvation as an accomplished act of God brought about by the things that happened in connection...
https://robertbsloan.com/2021/02/19/hope-when-heart-looks-forward/
DO YOU REMEMBER THE LEGEND OF THE PIED PIPER? It’s a story that emotionally captivated me as a youngster. I was attracted to many stories of myth and magic, but it was this story that I longed ...
https://robertbsloan.com/2021/02/10/when-a-story-isnt-finished/
Many people have asked me how a university president with more than 30 years in higher education ended up writing a young adult fantasy series. It’s a good question, and one I enjoy answering. ...
https://robertbsloan.com/2021/02/02/how-college-president-young-adult-fantasy-author/
“We walk by faith not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7 ) is a Christian maxim that is more and more top of mind these days. At the very least, the saying means we don’t know or understand all that’s...
https://robertbsloan.com/2020/08/17/how-approach-school-year-2020/
I was recently asked to comment on the appropriateness of lamenting as a Christian, given the stress people are under because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In short, lament is a very appropriate resp...
https://robertbsloan.com/2020/04/28/lament-worship-pandemic-grief/
The judgment of God is a controversial topic, controversial mostly because it appears harsh, even unfair, and so, unworthy of the picture of God we carry in our minds. The inconsistency between ...
https://robertbsloan.com/2019/10/23/how-gods-justice-painful-mercy/
Every teacher or coach knows that giving feedback to a student is vital to the learning experience. We need to know how we’re doing. Feedback gives us information and the sooner we get the feed...
https://robertbsloan.com/2019/10/09/understand-true-consequences/