In the fall of 1988, I left for my freshman year of college at the University of Iowa. I remember driving out of town very, very fast. I couldn’t wait to leave my small town life behind. I couldn’t wait to embrace the next chapter that awaited me. At t …
In Matthew 14:22-33, we find the familiar story of Jesus walking on water. At a women’s retreat I attended recently, this story became new. It was no longer simply a Bible story told on Sunday School flannel graph. It became much more personal. When we …
You guys, I’ve been re-reading the Little House on the Prairie books lately. I loved these books and the TV show when I was growing up. I wished I could live on the prairie and wear long skirts and ride around the country in a covered wagon. I once mad …
It takes intentional work to put our prejudices behind in favor of how we’re commanded by God to respond and not judge.
When I was a child, I probably had an overly inflated sense of fairness. Not only did I scrutinize the fairness with which my parents treated my siblings and me, I also used to contemplate great mysteries and try to find God’s fairness in them. Unfortu …
My wife, Krista, and I have been married almost nine years, and we have two sons who love to look at pictures and watch videos of the family. So, we decided this past weekend to watch our wedding video. It had been years since we’ve watched it, and we …
Christ is victorious every single day of the year — but Lent is such a great tangible reminder that we are dust, and Christ has done the work for us.
Last Sunday night, I watched part of the Grammy Awards broadcast with my wife. It was a night full of poignant tributes to Whitney Houston, who tragically passed away the day before. For me, though, maybe the saddest moment of the evening came courtesy …
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