It's been a long time since I've been a soda drinker. I've cut it out for two reasons: to save money (especially when eating out) and to save calories. Here in Nicaragua, however, I've started drinking more and more Coke. At most restaurants water is not free, so it's...

2 Timothy 1:6New International Version (NIV) Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. Timothy had a charge on his life to fan the flame. He was being...

Ephesians 4:29 (ESV) Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Forgiveness is a very difficult thing to ask for, and often even more difficult to extend....

Earlier this week, I had an opportunity to ride a couple days of Ragbrai, so how could I say no?  I have truly enjoyed riding bikes since before I was 5 years old.  I remember riding around the country as a kid and the first time I rode to a friend’s house 4 miles...

Alfred Nobel was a rare genius. Despite only attending school 18 months during his life-time he held over 350 different patents, the most famous of which was dynamite. While we think of dynamite as an element of war and violence, Nobel set about creating it for one...

Ephesians 4:29New International Version (NIV) 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. I have found in my own life that when I curse,...