Devotions

When you hear the phrase Holy Week, what comes to mind? You might think it is the week leading up to Easter Sunday, and you would be correct, but do you celebrate in any special way through the week?  If you are like me, you may only have heard of or attended a Good...

If we live long enough we will likely have numerous experiences with suffering. While I have never suffered anything in the ballpark of crucifixion, I have had a couple of scary moments in my life. One was in a triathlon in Chicago, with an open water swim in Lake...

'I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For...

Living in Iowa, you think we would get used to things changing all the time, but there is still a feeling of excitement to it.  Maybe it is the desire to be done with strings of cold days or the occasional snowfall, but by March, we are usually excited for Spring to...