Have you ever heard a sermon in church that was really convicting, that dug deep into an issue of life and found yourself thinking, “I sure hope Sam is listening!”? Have you ever been confronted about a habit, an attitude,… Continue reading

“Wonderfully made, I’m no accident” In Dover, PA a school board is defending its decision to place four paragraphs in the High School Biology curriculum that presents students with an alternative view of the origins of life to Darwinian evolution.… Continue reading

On Sunday, our church celebrated the various ministries that are offered to the congregation and community in our annual Ministry Expo. The hallways were packed with displays created by people who serve God in various ways. There was a buzz… Continue reading

What can you do with 2 seconds? If you’re one of those people who think time is disposable, there’s a story from college football that might lead us to a different conclusion. Michigan hosted Penn State on Saturday afternoon. It… Continue reading

With a mind full of cares and concerns, both big and small, I sank to my knees, buried my face in my hands, and breathed out a kind of sigh and prayer, “Jesus.” For me, in that moment, just His… Continue reading

Sometimes the ‘facts’ are not really true. You don’t get the common cold from not wearing your coat on a cold morning despite what your mother says. You get a ‘cold’ (upper respiratory infection) from a virus transmitted by a… Continue reading

Pain, while unpleasant, serves an important purpose in our bodies. Generally pain signals that something is wrong, that some part of our body is not functioning properly or has been damaged. Often, if a person just ignores pain, they will… Continue reading

I remember still remember the rush of emotions that overwhelmed me on the morning of February 10, 1977. On that day my son, Jay, was born. When that little baby boy was laid into my arms, I trembled – awed… Continue reading

John Rosemond, a family psychologist who writes a national column on parenting, says that parents are failing in the major job of creating self-sufficient adults. “Forty years ago, the typcial young adult was fully emancipated (on his own!) by age… Continue reading

I never have been too impressed by overblown productions, high flown rhetoric, or big shows designed to overwhelm. Something in me reacts against that sort of thing. Recently, I watched a broadcast from England that covered the pomp and splendour… Continue reading