When I was 15, all I wanted was a car. If I had a car, I would have independence, mobility, and most important FREEDOM. I would no longer be dependent on mom to give me a ride across town or going places on a bike. If I had a car, I would have EVERYTHING... or so I...

Its that season when I fear my IPhone may either explode, or Siri may simply start screaming at me for overfilling the calendar app. Between taking on a new position at church, kids going back to school, my math teacher wife heading back to school, fall programming...

1 Peter 2:17New Living Translation (NLT) 17 Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king. A definition of honor by Chuck Holton is the quality of valuing things rightly; the practice o giving everything its purpose, based on valid...

Ephesians 2:10New Living Translation (NLT) 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. People generally are as happy as they choose to be. This is a quote by good old Abe Lincoln....

Proverbs 12:27 (NKJV)  The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession. As my preparation for departure to the western wilds wraps up, I'm stricken by this verse.  I'm headed to the Rocky Mountains, once again, for...

Here we are again!  The Summer Olympics are upon us and we get to watch competitions, hear stories, and cheer for our favorite table tennis players that we had never heard of before last week.  There is more competition crammed into 2 weeks than you can get through...

Have you ever noticed how it is hard to love people you do not see often?  Parents, grandparents, friends who have moved away... Loving them when we do not see them takes a lot of effort.  When I get in my truck I do not think about who to call that I have not seen in...