John Ortberg, in his book, God Is Closer Than You Think, makes a wonderful point about being empowered by God. He brought an electrical engineer to church to conduct an experiment. “We turned off all the lights, hooked up an… Continue reading

While mowing the lawn yesterday, I whistled and smiled which is not always my mood when I am engaged in that task. Why the happiness? Because I was thinking what a privilege it was to be able to make my… Continue reading

Reading an account of America’s journey from segregation, I have been intrigued by the courage and vision shown by a few in the face of the prejudice of the many! Though the Civil War brought about the end of legal… Continue reading

“I wish I had given Dad those shaves,” I sniffled last night. He’s been gone since February, so my wife was baffled, by both my emotion and cryptic remark. She hugged me and gently asked, “What’s wrong, Hon?” I explained… Continue reading

One night in April, 2000, little Joy, age 4, really had to go to the bathroom so her Mommy pulled over on the wrong side of the unnamed country road in Texas. The little girl threw open the passenger side… Continue reading

24 years ago, when personal computers were still uncommon, I bought one. Tech support and standards were non-existent so owning one was an adventure. I decided to upgrade my computer, confident in my knowledge. My exploration inside the box ended… Continue reading

At Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming there is a geyser where about once an hour, boiling water shoots to a height of 100’ from a vent in the earth. A combination of a regular water source and the heat from… Continue reading

What does Jesus Christ look like to you? Yes, you most certainly have created an image of Him in your mind. We all do! Usually, that image looks like an idealized version of ourselves. Living in a media age, we… Continue reading

Just 60 days ago, I wondered if the dismal economy and changing ideals about Christian education was going to force a change in our school, Good Shepherd Christian Academy. Re-enrollment was slow and it did not appear that new students… Continue reading

Senator Edward Kennedy died this morning after a long year of dealing with the ravages of brain cancer. The articles that summed up his 77 years mentioned his great moments and his failures. He was a leading member of the… Continue reading