Cedar Rapids is nicknamed the "City of Five Seasons", for the "fifth season", which is time to enjoy the other four.  I hope you are taking time to enjoy the seasons you are in right now.  The most notable one, for me, is leaf season, where leaves are changing color,...

Incase you haven’t noticed, life is often incredibly hard. There have been times in my life when I’ve gone through difficult trials and wondered: where is God in all this? I think that’s a pretty common feeling. Where is God in cancer? Where is God when my bank...

Proverbs 10:25New Living Translation (NLT) 25 When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away,     but the godly have a lasting foundation. How is your foundation? Quite a question to think about. Most of the time we acquire the word foundation to an actual...

Proverbs 14:12New Living Translation (NLT) 12 There is a path before each person that seems right,     but it ends in death. How is your way of life today? Does it seem right in your own eyes? It is easy to get caught up as men doing what we think is right continuing...

Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV) A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. On Monday October 24th, I finished up with archery customers early enough that I was finally going to have an opportunity to head to the field.  This was my first opportunity and I was...

Who do you admire?  At any point in our lives, there is usually someone we idealize and try to emulate in some way.  When we were kids, it was natural for us to look up to someone, and to try to act like those we admire.  Whether that is your parents, older sibling,...

When I was in 17, a group of guys started a rumor that I was gay.  There were three of them so as big as my ego was, a fight didn't sound like it would go in my favor.  I also knew defending myself would draw attention to it and people would start to believe it.  I...