Are you in or Out? Are you in or out? This question was commonly said by my mom growing up. There was many a time when I would be chasing my cousins out the door to go play when I would suddenly think to say something to my sisters who were still inside, and there […]
Jesus, the Fire Caster How would you describe Jesus to someone else? If someone were to ask you to describe your savior, what thoughts would come to your mind and what images evoked? In the 1999 film Dogma, the image that was popularized was “Buddy Christ.” This Jesus is shown with a smile on his […]
Guard Against All Covetousness I remember when I was about 9 years old there was a family gathering. My uncle had just found out where he was going to be serving, pending the completion of his Seminary studies, and many different extended family members had come to show support. There was probably about 9 children […]
Lord, Teach us to Pray Why should you pray? There is a book written by John DeVries that addresses just that. His book, entitled Why Pray, highlights why a person ought to pray, what takes place in prayer, how we should understand prayer to impact our life and the lives of others, and many other […]
A Tale of Two Sisters There are questions that I imagine all of you have been asked and have probably answered called icebreaker questions. These are designed to be both considered safe, not too invasive questions to ask, while at the same time have the potential to offer a bit of a glimpse into who […]
Laborers in the Plentiful Harvest I have to admit, that last week I could not help but smile when I said the words “this is the gospel of the Lord.” The smile came to me because I was resisting the urge to say it with a slightly different inflection. The word gospel can often be […]
All Quiet on the Mountain Top My family recently had the opportunity to go to Pikes Peak, and we were in awe at the wonders which God has done. At around 9000 ft above sea level, we looked out at the valley and all the of water below as well as across at the other […]
