When I was about eight years old, our family acquired a large ceramic nativity set. It was natural and unfired, ready to customize. I remember sitting at the dining table with all the pieces laid out and one by one…
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I Love Jesus AND…
To truly love is to obey. To be disobedient is to be unloving.
I Am A Control Freak
My kids are entering into the questions phase, but it isn’t questions about life. They want to know what I’m doing at all times. “What are you doing? Making dinner? What are you making? I DON’T WANT THAT!” My son…
Shoeless
I am not a barefoot kind of guy. Even as a kid, my shoes were one of the first things I would put on when I got out of bed. My brother and sister thought that I slept in my…
Best, Average, or Dead
The Gardener prunes away even what seems good in order to produce what is best.
Where the Journey Begins
I was a missionary. Well, technically, I was a Campus Missionary In Training. I led discipleship groups and mentored college students individually. I was reading a book every week, was being mentored by a full-fledged missionary, and took theology classes.…
Grass Bur Wars
In 2015 we moved into a new home on three acres. The house was only a few years old and was devoid of any landscaping, which was fine as I welcomed it as a blank palette to create my own…
Walking on Water?
Many sermons have been preached about Peter walking on the water. A while back I had my theological take on this story challenged. In Matthew 14 Peter walked on the water while the other disciples watched from the boat. I’ve…
Go Ahead, Re-Invent the Wheel
“Don’t waste time trying to re-invent the wheel,” they say. I’m glad the guy who gave us steel belted radials didn’t listen to that one. Don’t be afraid to tackle something that has already been done. You may just do…
Some People Don’t Get It
For the record, I talk to Jesus. And, yes, I have heard Him talk to me. Not only that, He has spoken through me. Is it mental illness? No! It is mental completeness. “But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive…
