You thought things were fine. Your marriage was steady. Your kids are fine, your house is nice, you’ve provided for everyone’s needs (or so you thought), and you get along with your wife most of the time. Sure, there’s the blow up once in a while, sex not as often as...
The blood-curdling screams came from the backyard. It was my daughter Chloe’s voice. I rocketed out of the recliner where I had been drifting off into a delicious Sunday afternoon nap. In a moment, I was wide awake, heart pounding, blood pumping, mind racing with all...
Deuteronomy 6: 6-9 6 "And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You...
“…and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.” – John 10:4 Hearing The Name When I was a kid, my friends and I played in the neighborhood. We would spend summer days playing football in the street, playing basketball in someone’s yard, riding bikes and playing...
James 1:19 “Wherefore my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.” I suddenly regretted the words that had just left my mouth. My wife and I had just been in a bitter argument and I; being the broken man that I am, had to get the...
A recent news item that gained national attention caught my eye. It told of a second-grade boy who was tasked with responding to the following: "Tell me about an invention that you don't like. Why?" Now, I'm not sure what kinds of answers this teacher typically...