Have you been to a track meet? What is your favorite event? One of my favorites is the hurdles. The runners shoot out of the starting...

“Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.” That is what a wise person in my first congregation would tell me...

The church was never closed. Yes, you heard me right. The doors of a building were closed, but the church itself never was. “How can this...

The flock of birds caught my attention. It was intriguing how there were so many, yet they flew in perfect unison. Together, they formed...

“Who are you?” the little girl asked her father. She had fallen from a horse and was suffering from amnesia. You have probably watched a...

What are you willing to sacrifice? The actors in the Avengers movies made sacrifices to play their roles. They worked long hours, endured...

Trying to walk through quicksand—that is what it feels like when you attempt to make it in your own strength through a difficult...

I couldn’t wait for their visit! That is how I felt as a child when I heard that my grandparents who lived 300 miles away were coming. I...

On February 15, 2013, the sound of an explosion shook parts of Russia, collapsing walls and shattering windows. A meteor had entered...

Lying next to me is a catalog for Bibles. This particular catalog is 68 pages and is entirely dedicated to the written Word of God. The...

Why are there so many Bibles to choose from? I recently preached the importance of having a daily quiet with God and focused part of the...

One day I was driving in a large city when a gentleman crossing the street caught my attention. He wasn’t wearing a shirt and it was...

“I loathe my life....” These are not exactly the most encouraging words from the Bible...or are they? Let’s step back and look at the...

Thump, thump….Grrrrr….We were awakened in the middle of the night to hear a bear just outside our tent. When we arrived earlier that day...

One day, 21-year-old Ben Carpenter experienced something he did not expect. As he was crossing an intersection in his electric...

A number of years ago, outside the house where I was living at the time, stood dead stalks of the previous year’s plants. They did not...

No one wants to be alone, at least not forever. We long for companionship in some form or another, whether it is a soulmate to share life...

It feels like Spring! At least it did earlier this week. In the 50’s, sun shining, Punxsutawney Phil’s shadow was missing. Things were...

Have you ever needed a second chance? You blew it and deserved whatever consequences were coming your way. We have all been there to one...

Life is hard. I have faced my share of difficult times, and I am sure you have, too. As rough as life seems at times, though, I step back...