My Dad has been living with cancer since January of this year. By the grace of God and with a strong will to live, he’s defied predictions and suppositions of medical professionals. It’s been a long road for Mom and… Continue reading

It was a tough conversation. She was disillusioned. The picture of “Jesus” she formed growing up in church was not matching up to the experience of Jesus Christ in her adult life. In Sunday School, Jesus was a smiling Man,… Continue reading

I avoid physical exercise. “Let’s take a walk this evening,” is an invitation with about as much attraction as “how about getting a flu shot?” But I also know that going for a brisk walk several evenings during the week… Continue reading

The administrator at our Christian school and I sat down for a meeting yesterday to wrestle through some decisions about the coming year. The economic downturn that is effecting the country has reduced the resources available to for that ministry… Continue reading

When I drive up to my house, I take note of the property next door. The landscaping is nicely done, the fence in good repair – in all, very attractive. On the other side of my house, it is a… Continue reading

Intentionally? “So, what kind of Christian do you want to be?” The question struck me as silly, at first. The more I thought about it, however, the more it made a great deal of sense. Planning is obviously important and… Continue reading

Robert Fulghum wrote a book about the rules of life we learn in Kindergarten. Among them is this classic: “When you go out in the world, watch out, hold hands, and stick together!”Somewhere in the teen years a new idea… Continue reading

Over the weekend Bev and I attended a nephew’s wedding. It was an occasion to celebrate, to join in with the joyful couple in marking a wonderful moment in their life! Our good friends, Karen and Jerry, came on Thursday… Continue reading

Looking back on my life I can see so many places where God was taking care of me, keeping me, guiding me without my understanding at the time. Some of the situations that seemed to be the worst developments, bringing… Continue reading

One of the temptations that I deal with on a regular basis is a sense that I am simply incapable of fulfilling my calling! I feel incompetent. I wonder if my sermons are just more babbling, adding to the excess… Continue reading