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Excerpt from Kyle Idleman’s “40 Days to Lasting Change” – “A friend of mine told me about an elderly man he knew who could no longer take care of himself and whose family made the difficult decision for him to live in a nursing home. Every Sunday afternoon the man’s daughter and her husband and Continue reading

I woke up early this morning thinking about forgiveness. As I rolled over onto my back and stared at the dark ceiling, I marveled at the forgiveness of God toward me. I truly do not deserve to be forgiven. It is not as if my sins were so minuscule and insignificant that they did not matter. Continue reading

The fallow field is smug, contented, protected from the shock of the plow and the agitation of the harrow. Such a field, as it lies year after year, becomes a familiar landmark to the crow and the blue jay. Had it intelligence, it might take a lot of satisfaction in its reputation: it has stability; Continue reading

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I try not to boast. Of course, every now and again, I may mention one of the accomplishments of my wife or of our kids, but most of the time I try to keep it in check. I’ll ask your forgiveness ahead of time, then, for this bit of chest-thumping. I have been blessed to be Continue reading

Fear. Uncertainty. Disillusionment. All these can cause us to act in ways that we wouldn’t ordinarily, sometimes in ways that we would never have imagined. Matthew records Peter’s three denials of Jesus in the courtyard of Caiaphas. Each denial was increasingly more forceful, even to the point of swearing and cursing. (Matthew 26:69-75) Before you get Continue reading

In an interview on CBS This Morning this morning, Charlie Rose spoke to renowned film director George Lucas. Being a fan of the Stars Wars and Indiana Jones movies, I stopped to listen to the interchange. One question Rose asked Lucas sent me scrambling for my iPhone to take notes. He asked: “What do you want the Continue reading

  This is the first chapter in the yet to be published, “Jonah: A Story of Mercy.” It is based on the biblical story of Jonah with additions intended to show the Old Testament prophet as a real man who faced real struggles. The additions are not intended to replace what is written in Scripture; they Continue reading

In a beautiful kingdom long ago, there lived a very happy king. The king had a large castle, many fine horses, lovely gardens in which to walk. He wore a long purple robe trimmed in gold and white. It was the same robe passed down to him by his father who received it from his Continue reading

I’ve been seeing lots of rainbows in the last couple of days. No, not the real ones in the sky, but images of rainbows popping up all through the media in the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling that will allow same-sex couples to legally marry in the all 50 states. The rainbow has Continue reading