When I converse with those who are not followers of Christ I usually note one thing among others that seems to stand out.  Whether or not they are educated or ...

Since late July of 2017 until last week, I had been completely immersed in doing my part in a very large-scale Kingdom endeavor. There were many others who worked harder ...

You are not a victim.  You are not a prisoner.  You are not a pawn.  There is a Reason.  There is a Purpose.  There is a Planner.  Heaven's throne is ...

“In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” –1 Thessalonians 5:18 I have a very simple thought for this Monday. It is spoken ...

Ever-patient Amy has an unofficial title in our home which greatly benefits Alicia, Landon and me.  Amy is the Semiomnisicent One.  When we reverently approach her we chant, "Have you ...

Today I am remembering the day that I knew that You had found me.  I’m recalling the lightness in my heart when I crawled off that worn piece of carpet in ...

The week is upon us which officially inaugurates the end of the year holiday season in America.  It is beneficial to us that this season begins with a time where ...

My son has been asking his mother and me for money every week.  He has little understanding of what it takes to contribute to our household but he certainly lacks ...

  The week of Easter affords Christians a opportunity to recognize a calendar holiday that is uniquely our own.  Somehow Easter has avoided the mark of secularization that hijacked Christmas ...

"Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little." - Luke 7:47 What benefit is there in hearing about ...

In 1991 I used to see this fellow, a little younger than I was, pushing a mail cart around the halls of the financial services company where I worked.  He ...

I'm spending Thanksgiving week enjoying some Family Time on a mini-getaway after a tremendous 10th Anniversary Sunday with the church family yesterday.  Jack Greenwood writes an insightful guest post for ...

"So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear ...

It's not about me although it involved me.  It didn't originate in my heart or mind though it led to ongoing radical transformation of both.  Certainly it wasn't deserved by ...

Every now and again it happens.  It finds you, ambushes your soul and wraps you up, fully owning you for a moment in time and then it disappears, leaving a ...

Occasionally it's good for us to simply believe that God really does delight in pouring out blessing upon us.  Many of you are like me in that you have to ...

Uncle Mark's stables It was a strange place for a shiny newer-model minivan - a citified vehicle in the middle of the countryside.  Gravel popped out from beneath our slow ...

I woke up this morning with plenty of food to eat …most of the world did not I woke up this morning in a comfortable bed…most of the world did ...

There are few things which carry more of a sense of hope in my heart than Sunday, His day.  We may believe we have grown so spiritual that no one ...

In June, when the terrible auto accident occurred which badly injured my sweet wife, I chose to use this blog and my Twitter account as the means through which to ...

Amy was sitting in the cozy lift chair in our den on Sunday afternoon as we discussed her eventual return to Meadow's worship gatherings.  She greatly misses being with her ...