The Gift: Jesus is Our King

I’ll admit, I’m not that into Christmas music. There are some Christmas songs I love, and others I could survive without (looking at you Mariah Carey!). One of the songs on my naughty list is We Three Kings of Orient Are. I’m a stickler for biblical...

Let Me Get Closer!

I used to help organize an event featuring a major Christian recording artist. Every year I would have many people pleading with me for special access to this famous individual. When I would explain that was not possible, as the artist’s contract was very specific on...

Living with Spiritual Maturity

My in-laws are currently here in Nicaragua for their first visit. It’s also their first visit to Latin America and to a developing country. This Sunday we took them to our church, which is a large Spanish speaking congregation here in Managua. We were a little...

Travel Light: Our Past

There are good and bad aspects of thinking about the past. On the positive side, taking a look at our past can give us direction for the future. We can look at our past successes and apply those lessons to new situations we face. We can benefit from remembering the...

Travel Light: Anger

I came to the conclusion some time ago that I will almost certainly meet my demise in a fiery wreck of some sort. I can’t tell you the number of near-catastrophic crashes I’ve experienced in my car, on my bike, or on foot. These have ranged from rabid...