Have you ever felt shut out, like you didn’t belong? Rejection is a painful experience. And it is all too common! From the time of childhood, right through adulthood, we human beings have the awful capacity to scorn the person… Continue reading

At Bible study last night, our text was that familiar story from Luke about Martha’s big dinner in honor of Jesus. In brief it goes like this. (Jerry’s version) Jesus was coming to Bethany to visit and, as usual, would… Continue reading

When our children were little on occasion one of them would appear at our bedside in the middle of the night crying, “I had a bad dream.” She would then crawl up between Bev and me and snuggle in. In… Continue reading

God presented us with a beautiful, wonderful world! On Nature, a PBS program that I watched Sunday evening, the complexity of the Creation was on full display. From tiny creatures to huge whales, in vivid colors, I saw God’s creativity… Continue reading

In 1977, Bev and I left our first real ministry call and moved to Wyoming. A boom town called Gillette, full of young workers and with a shortage of spiritual care, caught my attention and seemed like a place where… Continue reading

How my will and God’s will intersect is not always crystal clear for me. Bev and I were talking about some life-changing decisions we’ve made in the past; accepting new positions, relocating to a different church. What part did God’s… Continue reading

In the Nov./Dec. 2007 issue of Worship Leader, Bebo Norman writes about Gary Haugen, founder of IJM (Int’l Justice Mission), an organization that fights injustice among the poorest of the world. This Christian group grapples with human depravity at its… Continue reading

People with purpose commit themselves to a way of life that goes against the flow! Things left to themselves quickly deteriorate, don’t they? As I write, I’m looking out on my little half acre lawn. It requires constant attention to… Continue reading

The question is an obsession for me: “How does a Christian maintain a distinctly God-honoring life while being effective in his calling to influence his friends, family, and community?” Some Believers I know are so immersed in their world and… Continue reading

The marriage was in trouble. She was finished, she said, no longer willing to play second fiddle to his car, his friends, his sports, the TV, the kids, and his job. As we talked I found that he never forgot… Continue reading