NextIt was forty two years ago that I graduated from Baptist Bible College. They have since changed their name to Clark Summit University and a couple of weeks ago they announced that they will be clo...  Read More

RejuvenateHere is a simple idea that may help you rejuvenate or deepen your daily Bible reading.  Sometimes when we read Scripture we do not take the time to meditate on Scripture.  We simply do our d...  Read More

Please InterfereMy wife has a gift.  Actually, she has many gifts but this gift seems to be her super power.  We speak of it often and she seems to have begun to embrace it.  She can take any situatio...  Read More

What the World Needs NowReleased in 1965, “What the World Needs Now is Love”, instantly became a hit.  Written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, this song fit the culture of the day.  I am not sure any...  Read More

Dear Parents,I do not want to be presumptuous by thinking that I am a fountain of great wisdom when it comes to parenting your children.  I find it a great deal easier to know how to parent when your ...  Read More

Manna and White StonesIn Revelation 2 the church of Pergamum is being addressed.  God knows that they are located right in the dwelling place of Satan.  They live in a culture that does not follow Jes...  Read More

OstrichesThere are times when I read and study my Bible and I find it gives me a smile.  I know that the truths of the Word of God bring great joy into my life but I am talking about how sometimes whe...  Read More

Just Like MeOne of the blessings of the Word of God is that God, with his knowledge of who we are, has included every life situation.  It is possible, if our hearts and ears are open, to find an autho...  Read More

Temporary CustodyI heard a great illustration from Paul Tripp the other day.  He was sharing his thoughts about why parents are often way over stressed. He shared how each day a parent gets up and beg...  Read More

Curing LonelinessI read something this morning that caught my eye.  John 12:24 says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it die...  Read More

Sustaining GracesThis past week at our weekly Open House, several people opened up about their past struggles.  It was sobering to hear their stories and the suffering they have experienced.  Their st...  Read More

One More TimeOK, I am going to harp on this one more time.  I know we all mean well. I know we think we are helping.  I know that when we see our family members and friends struggling that we want to ...  Read More