As children we would occasionally play a game of “Follow the Leader.” Each of us worked hard at imitating every move and action the “leader” performed. Many times the crazier or more difficult the moves the better it was! The …
Dear Tim (taken from an ongoing online chat), 1. “You do not know me or my brothers and sisters.” – You don’t know me either. What does that have to do with anything? I don’t have to “know” a person …
There is a big difference between knowing vs doing the Word of God! When Christopher, our son, was about seven years old he and I planned an overnight camping trip to a small park close to our home in western …
I have seen an increasing frequency of tampering with the simplicity of Christ coming across in a certain type of conversation. It has to do with someone claiming the Word of God requires a special kind of knowledge or instruction …
When people are engaged in a serious discussion or are looking for a real motivation behind certain actions they will usually declare that they are trying to get at “the heart of the matter.” We recognize that there all sorts …
How do you feel when someone claims that a medical journal or scientific article ‘proves’ their anti-Christian or anti-Biblical opinion? In order to back up their claim they start quoting different authors, programs or studies which are ‘the most current …
A Living Restoration – God’s plan for each and every one of us! Every year at the Tulip Festival in Pella, Iowa, one of the events and displays during the celebration involves a car show and competition. There are always …
Death and Taxes! These are two things that men have jokingly referred to as unavoidable for many generations. Yet the above verse reminds us that there is a third unavoidable and inescapable event in which every individual must and will …
As far back as I can remember New Year’s resolutions have been a part of the things people talk about this time of year. Most resolutions involve lofty and desirable goals that range all the way from neglected diets and …
Whether or not it’s true, I have heard that if you tie an anteater in close proximity to a large ant hill so that he cannot leave, he will eat himself to death! It appears that every time he sees …