Qualifying the Called

I recently heard someone say that their way of discerning when God was speaking in their life was based on the perceived difficulty of what was being asked. If it was something difficult, they rationalized God must not be asking that, for God would only ask them to do...

In Need of a Light

Like many young men, I took many intricate steps to plan the perfect proposal for my girlfriend. I was working at a church camp, and I decided to propose at the top of a hill with a huge cross overlook the Big Sioux River. Initially, everything went off perfectly. We...

Love Where You Are

What comes to your mind when you hear the word “missions?” If you are like I was for most of my life, “missions” conjures up images of North Americans serving people in thatched huts in far flung locales. Or, perhaps missions reminds you of...

Delivering the medicine

When our first child was only two weeks old my wife got an infection that caused her a lot of pain and rendered her unable to nurse (note: a hungry baby is NOT a happy baby). At 1 am our collective misery peaked, and we decided to call our doctor. We discovered that...

What are you Chasing?

As I write this, the news is filled with discussion of the chase to win the Super Bowl. Both teams, the Bengals and the Rams, are somewhat of a surprise, and the storylines are certainly intriguing. You have Joe Borrow, the charismatic young Bengals quarterback,...