Luke 16:10 (NKJV) He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.  I had some gentlemen in the archery shop in need of some "tuning up" for Iowa's upcoming archery opener.  The first man's...

Life seems to flow so  much better when things are in harmony.  Whether it is with our work, health, home life, relationships with others, or our relationship with God, we may seldom have everything in balance, but when things are, we know it.  Some of the greatest...

Have you ever seen one of those art pieces where when you look at it one way it is an old woman and if you look at the same picture another way it is a young woman? If you have seen both images in the painting, you will always see the one you are looking for.  If you...

This weekend I ran my first race in Nicaragua. This normally would not be a huge deal, but earlier in the week I fell over a rock (yes, I am a clutz). I landed smack on my kneecap, which has been giving me fits every since. Owing to my German DNA I was way to stubborn...

1 John 5:4New International Version (NIV) 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. This life is full of battles. Threats to our faith are always in front of us. As men, our fight is against the...

John 6:38-40 (NKJV) "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the...

This past week, I was sitting in a window seat as we took off in a flight from the Midwest to the West coast of our vast country.  It is a unique perspective as you quickly rise from a few feet to thousands of feet about the city and countryside and you catch a...