This summer I will be taking a sabbatical to travel and work in Managua, Nicaragua. It is an exciting opportunity to refresh, change speeds, and to serve the needs of the Nicaraguan people. Our entire family has parts of this adventure that excite us, but we also each...

John 10:8New Living Translation (NLT) 8 All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. Hearing God's voice is a question of identity. Who are you at your core? You really have to sit in that question of identity. When we...

Psalm 16:1New Living Translation (NLT) Psalm 16 A psalm of David. 1 Keep me safe, O God,     for I have come to you for refuge. Men, are you interested in drawing closer to God? The Bible teaches us if we draw closer to Him, that He will draw closer to us. It is an...

Proverbs 16:3 (ESV)  Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.   I just returned from Indianapolis and the 2017 Archery Trade Association annual trade show.  Literally, I pulled in the drive 30 minutes ago.  The show was great, as always....

Its that season again!  During cold and flu season the bugs are out and about, have they caught up with you?  I visit several communities and schools through the week and it is the same story in most of them – lots of students and staff are sick.  There always seems...

This week, I read where Abraham took Isaac to the mountain to be sacrificed.  Abraham had everything.  He had land, silver, cattle, camels, servants, and God's blessing that multiplied his wealth over and over.  You would think God would want Abraham to sacrifice some...

I'm typically not a costume guy, but this year I got asked to portray Darth Vader in a program at church. The day of the dress rehearsal I put the Darth Vader costume on for the first time, including the trademark ominous black mask, it was as if I was transformed...