My wife complains about my cooking. I think I do okay. In fact, I like trying it. So, why does she complain? Because too often I don’t use salt. “Make …
Are You Ready to Suffer For Doing Good?
My friend in Eastern Europe grew up in the fading days of the Soviet Union. The only Christian family in her small village, when she was eight-years-old, she was brought …
Get Beyond Keeping Peace: Start Making It
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 I’m a dad of six kids. I know a peace that has been shattered. Often. When …
The Power of Mercy
Turning Power On Its Head Amon Goethe, the Nazi concentration camp commandant in the Oscar Award-winning film Schindler’s List, is a brutal character. He kills willingly. He has no empathy. …
We Can’t Do It Alone
Theme of the Week: Marriage Celebration Bible Verse: “Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to …
Perseverance
Theme of the Week: Devoted Bible Verse: “So the LORD God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.” Genesis 3:23, …
What Are You Craving?
I remember the first time I tasted the mouth-watering wonder of shrimp. I was just a boy with no idea such succulence existed. And, that sauce to dip it in …
Think Before You Act
The Power of Meekness A College hockey team I coached went on an exhibition tour of an Eastern European country. For the most part, we got completely clobbered. My great …
How to Live in a Hurting World
Can you recall the first time you saw your parent cry? I have an enduring image of my dad, who I always experienced as stoic, breaking down in tears. I …
How Poverty Can Lead to True Riches
I recall the patched together home of a mom and her two sons in a campamento in Chile. Dirt floors. Salvaged wood walls. Corrugated tin roof. Tattered sheets hung to …