Devotions

I’m going to man up and admit that, fourteen years ago this month, I totally botched my proposal to my wife. It was working at Inspiration Hills, a Christian camp in northwest Iowa, and I had been planning “the perfect proposal” for quite some time. When Andrea came...

1 Peter 2:21New International Version (NIV)21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.When you choose to step into living a life of no retreat, you are truly following the example of Jesus....

Are You Searching?Proverbs 8:17New International Version (NIV)17 I love those who love me,    and those who seek me find me.Are you searching? As men, we are usually searching for something to bring significance to our lives. We hunger in desperation to find it. We...

When it comes to food, I’m fairly adventurous.  I will try most things at least once.  This past week, I saw a jar on the shelf of a store that caught my eye and said ‘what is this?’ as I picked it up.  It looked like uniform meat chunks and had the title ‘fishlets’...

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...