Whether we like it or not, times have changed. A simple yet clear example of this is when I wasgrowing up, I would come home from school, turn on the TV, and watch shows like Leave it toBeaver or I Lo...  Read More

During our “Ride 4 Refugees – Syria 2 Lebanon” I texted this to Sharon on Friday, September16, “Just finished my ride through some beautiful, forest roadway in middle Missouri. The hillswere a killer....  Read More

A couple months ago I came home from one of our Sunday services to find my wife napping inour bed. This was very unusual, as Liz is generally the first to wake up in our home, and sheusually gets more...  Read More

There will be a day when the muck of shame that sticks to our souls will finally and irrevocably be washed away as we stand smiling before the God who has made us whole.There will be a day when the la...  Read More

As a dad of three middle schoolers, it’s not very hard for me to be patient when a kidscraps a knee, a toy breaks, or feelings are hurt. I can get a Band-Aid or ice pack, givesome hugs, and offer my a...  Read More

I’m writing this on Wednesday, September 7th before our Ride 4 Refugees, so unfortunately, I am unable to give you an update on how things went. But, I can tell you, our prayers were Jesuswould be lif...  Read More

Last Sunday we looked at Judges chapter 7 and the story of Gideon’s overcoming the Midianitearmy. We talked about the reality that sometimes when God calls you to do something, there can be some fear ...  Read More

“What made you decide to do a sermon series on the book of Judges?” I’ve been asked thatquestion at least a dozen times now, and to be honest, it’s a fair question. I’ve actually neverheard anyone tea...  Read More

Many years ago, C.S. Lewis coined the term “chronological snobbery.” He defined it as “the uncritical acceptance of the intellectual climate of our own age and the assumption that whatever has gone ou...  Read More

I say the word no a lot these days. With three middle schoolers running around ourhouse, I’m constantly on the watch to make sure they don’t break something or hurtsomeone.Every once in a while, I nee...  Read More

I was recently reminded that I’m better off being a loser. Not long ago I was sitting with a missionary talking about what it takes to move yourfamily halfway across the world, away from family and al...  Read More

If you have a little less hair now than you have had in the past, then you might be familiar withthe phrase that is the title of this newsletter. It’s a line from the Herman’s Hermits’ 1965 hit song“I...  Read More