My dad gave us an old four-door Plymouth Fury. Ours was very similar to this picture, except I remember that the grill in the front was all in one section and not divided. We hit a small deer and knocked out the grill and did not replace it which, the kids agreed, gave the car […]
What Your Children Need Most From You
Years ago, when we first began to learn together at home (home-school) I was overcome with worry about whether or not we would be able to provide for our children the academic and training opportunities they would need. I was concerned about leaving something out. I love my children with a powerful love, but my […]
How to Change
Today Ralph Waite died. Here is an article I wrote about him a while back: I’m a pastor. I’m always trying to inspire and motivate people to change. I’m forever helping people who want to change—change. Let me teach you one of the most valuable things I have learned about how to want to change […]
Grab Them by the Throat
I’m a pastor. Much of what I do involves the thoughtful arrangement of words. I try not to use the first word that comes to mind when trying to deliver the truth of God. Instead I work hard at arranging my words and phrases in such a way that people cannot sleep through them. I […]
Misty Snow at Dusk
Photo by the Amazing Bill Fortney Here in the Mitten State we are running out of places to put the snow. The winter winds and cold have finally stripped the flowering pear out front of her leaves. And it has been cold, cold, cold—bitter cold in the daytime and brutal cold at night. Saturday evening […]
Luke Cyrus in Concert at Evangel
I often hear people grieve over young people who have not chosen to embrace the faith of their parents. It always pains me when I hear it, but there are young men and women all around us whose faith is deep, whose love for God is sincere, and whose desire is to live lives of […]