One Summer afternoon in 1977, I picked up a copy of Time magazine. It contained an article about a town in Wyoming that was booming due to coal mining. A sleepy cow town had sprouted overnight to become home to… Continue reading

After a long meeting, I sat down for lunch yesterday with a tall, good-looking guy, whom I’ll call John, to talk about his work as a missionary. As casually as we might discuss the weather, he told about his calling… Continue reading

While he installed my new garage door, Greg asked me questions about my faith. He obviously had past exposure to Christian teaching based on the way he formed his questions. “Do you believe in ‘once saved, always saved’?” An interesting… Continue reading

Questions are a part of my life. Since I was a little boy I wanted to know how things worked. My curiosity caused me to destroy many toys that I took apart! I want to know what works in life,… Continue reading

My daughter, Maribel, is a gifted photographer. Her pictures of her family always grab your interest. Some people take pictures that are just blah. The subjects are too far away, or there are too many things in the way, or… Continue reading

There is a comfort to be found in the habits of worship. I anticipate getting up on Sunday and going off to church, singing familiar songs, praying with people I love, and opening the Scripture. It is a lifetime habit,… Continue reading

At 10 AM yesterday, my cell phone buzzed and the voice of the surgeon greeted me. My breath caught in my throat. It was finally going to be official, that ‘thing’ removed from me was analyzed, dissected, and diagnosed. What… Continue reading

The documentary was a look into an ugly side of America, the sex trade that flourishes in and around our cities, using girls that are literally slaves. Preying on young women who are looking for love, who run away from… Continue reading

Do you listen when God speaks? A parent who raised four children, I know what selective hearing is. My kids could hear plans being made for a fun day trip when Bev and I were whispering in the bedroom but… Continue reading

In the crucibleA crucible is a container made of graphite or porcelain in which metals can be heated to extremely high temperatures and melted. This allows impurities to be drawn off, leaving a pure precious metal. The process is hard but… Continue reading