Have you ever wondered if there was more to following Jesus than being forgiven for your sins?  If you have ever had that thought, you are right!  Not that if the only thing received was forgiveness that would be enough, and we should praise and worship in response...

I’m going to man up and admit that, seventeen years ago, I fairly well botched my proposal to my wife (well, at least according to my planes). I was working at Inspiration Hills, a Christian camp in northwest Iowa, and I had been planning “the perfect proposal” for a...

Isaiah 64:8 New International Version (NIV) 8 Yet you, Lord, are our Father.     We are the clay, you are the potter;     we are all the work of your hand. There is not anything special about you. Ever had those words spoken to you?  I was with another man for...

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Matthew 22:19-22 (NASB) 'Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. And He *said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They *said to Him, “Caesar’s.” Then He *said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are...

This past week, I was challenged and put to the test a few skills I had learned years ago.  When anyone challenges a man to a certain physical task, there often seems to be a certain competition gene that kicks in and gives you the motivation to see what you can do,...