Fatherhood and the Case of Broken Things

Fatherhood and the Case of Broken Things

I love basketball and so do my sons. It’s our bonding session. But since we can’t play outside, I got them an indoor board. I remember telling them one time: “Take care of this and your other toys. We worked hard for them, they cost money and you ought to be grateful...
God is for You!

God is for You!

Here is something amazing about God: He is for us, not against us! So often, especially if we have grown up in a home with a very religious tradition, it is very easy to focus on wanting to please—first our parents, then teachers, employers, and yes, God. Faith can...
I Just Went Fasting for 7 Days

I Just Went Fasting for 7 Days

I am not bragging! I’m simply stating a fact. The reason I write about this today is to encourage you with my positive fasting experience. Fasting was taught and followed by the New Testament church—often for extended periods of time. Recently, I felt led to “water...
You Can Start Fresh Today! 

You Can Start Fresh Today! 

New Year’s resolutions!  If you make them, can you keep them? John always gets out his pencil and paper and starts jotting down those bad habits and little shortcomings with a determination that “this time I’m really going to keep my...
What Will Happen in 2022

What Will Happen in 2022

On December 31, I wrote the following: The last day of the year 2021 is over. The world has now been struggling for two years with this pandemic and it appears that we are heading into another year of COVID…as we sigh, we wonder, will the world ever be as before?...