End Time Distractions
Sometimes I think I’m too simplistic in the way I think about my faith. I am definitely a literalist and take what the Bible says at face value. I find it fascinating that Jesus, when asked to summarize hundreds of...
Opinionated, Confused and Half Hearted
We live in an age of opinion. If you get three people in a room you’re likely to have four opinions. I find it amusing how people will even offer opinions on subjects they know nothing about. In addition I...
Rules Without Relationship
For about 13 years I was a youth pastor. I loved working with high school and junior high students. One phrase we often used with parents of adolescents was: “Rules without relationship leads to rebellion”. This was not a phrase...
Look Both Ways
When I was growing up one of the big things parents and adult figures would say to us kids was, “look both ways before crossing the street”. They engrained it in us so that we wouldn’t just “run out in...
How to Talk to Your Kids About the Florida School Shooting
It’s another tough week in America. If you’re like me, you’ll still trying to wrap your mind around what happened Wednesday afternoon in Parkland, Florida. In the aftermath of the school shooting, I’d encourage you to be cautious about exposing...
What is Your ONE WORD for 2018?
Did you make New Year’s Resolutions this year? If you’re like most Americans, you may have already ditched those well-intentioned-but-hard-to-keep personal goals. Instead of a list of resolutions, why not focus on just ONE WORD during 2018? The “My One...