Unqualified

Dwight Moody was born in Massachusetts in 1837 to an extremely poor family. His father died when he was little, leaving his mother to support a large family. Having no other recourse, his mother sent him off at a young age to work for his food, housing, and education....

Seeing and Acting with Clarity

My wife tells the story of getting her first pair of glasses when she was a kid. She didn’t understand why her parents and optometrist thought she needed them, as she had always seen everything perfectly fine. The optometrist was located in a mall, and upon...

True Humility

Sometimes it seems as if every victorious athlete gives the same response to the sideline reporter: the other team played great, I could not have done it without my teammates, a huge thanks to my coach, and all the credit to God. All really great responses (although...

Always be Growing

Being from Iowa, I cannot count the number of times I’ve been asked if I grew up on a farm. Not only did I not grow up on a farm, but I think my parents (who had grown up on farms) went to significant lengths to ensure I knew basically nothing about farm life. It was...

Help is Not a Bad Word

Like most men, I married a woman significantly wiser and smarter than me. While she is better than me at 99% of things, I have found myself further along with Spanish than here. This is due to the fact I work in a Spanish speaking environment while she works in an...