I grew up being told I should be well rounded.  I should work on my weaknesses.  The problem with that is my voice.  I cannot sing.  I got put on a worship team one time and they muted my microphone.  Talk about embarrassing.  The only other vocalist was a girl.  So...

Years ago I had a student come to my office one afternoon. I small talked with him for a little while and then politely told him I had to get back to work. He remained in my office anyway, as if he expected something amazing to happen at any moment. After about...

Philippians 2:5-8New International Version (NIV)5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:6 Who, being in very nature God,    did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;7 rather, he made himself...

Tribute1 Thessalonians 5:19Do not put out the Spirit's fireToday, I want to give tribute to a young man who's life was taken at the early age of 26. His name is Matthew J. Rolffs. This young man was full of life. He lived in such a way that it reminded me of the Dodge...

Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)  And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.My friend, Jay Baker, shared this verse with me the other day.  He shared with me the impact that verse had on him and it, equally so, has...

 When I was young, I enjoyed learning and applying the scientific method in a variety of ways to the world around me.  The basic premise is that you observe how things in the world work to build a hypothesis, test these assumptions/hypotheses, and then...

Have you ever had to take a pill so big you had to chew it first?  It is a terrible experience!  Bitter does not even begin to describe the taste, my own vomit tastes better than this!  So why would I do that more than one time? Great question... I want to not be sick...