Today we mark our 36th wedding anniversary. Bev is the best thing that ever happened to me, my best friend, my partner. We share a ministry calling, four great kids, a ton ‘o memories, and love for Christ Jesus. We… Continue reading

It is easy to make fun of Christianity if you’re on the outside looking in. I’m not talking about the obviously kooky people who sometimes hang around church or even about those who are mentally unbalanced who seize Christian jargon… Continue reading

My Dad often reminisced about the days (50+ years ago) when he was in business and closed large deals on a handshake. He bought and sold thousands of dollars worth of livestock without written contracts or lawyers. His word was… Continue reading

When I think of a meaningless, vapid life two names come to mind: Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton. Both are pretty women whose faces are (or were) frequently in the news, but neither has made any kind of actual contribution… Continue reading

Being 55 is not all that great, given the aches and the diminished stamina of aging. There is one thing however that is wonderful about this stage of life- experience! Situations that could flummox me when I was 30 don’t… Continue reading

The world we live in is full of difficulties and disappointments. Mom gets cancer. The person who heads the company makes an ill-advised decision that bankrupts it and costs us our job. Weeds grow in the lawn even in drought.… Continue reading

It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? The uncertainty that grips America only grows, it seems to me. The election in November indicated the fear that runs deep among us. In 2008, the mantra that drove a political earthquake was… Continue reading

He is a walking dead man. Truth is nothing to him, lying a way of life. He is a parasite who used people simply to survive. He craves acceptance but lives so self-centeredly that others turn away. He is an illustration… Continue reading

One sunny afternoon, when I was a student pilot, I set off on a solo flight to an airport 140 miles due west. About a half hour into my flight, a check on maps revealed a disparity between where I… Continue reading

When it comes to way they dress, what they choose to eat and drink, or the kind of entertainment they seek – Christians often proclaim, “Well, I don’t care what anyone else thinks of me. I just try to please… Continue reading