Sometimes when I’ve had a rough day at the office I’ll go home and start complaining to my wife about a situation that irritated me, a person who got under my skin or a class that didn’t go well and I’ll tell her what I’m going to do in
When I was a kid, if I said something inappropriate in front of my parents my dad would fire off a stern look and say “watch your mouth mister”. The implication was that I had the ability to control what came out of my mouth. As I’ve gotten older
I’ve been a churchgoer all my life. I’m not bragging. In fact, it was a little over the top when I was growing up. We went to church every Sunday and Wednesday; we went to church when we were on vacation. We’d walk into a church hundreds of miles
I spent the past 10 days in Israel. It’s a fascinating place. In addition to all the amazing biblical and historical sites, the land is teeming with people from all over the world. People come from the 4 corners of the earth yearning to see and experience God. That’s
In 1981 the academy award winning film, Chariots of Fire told the story of 2 British runners who competed in the Olympics. One of this week’s texts was the story of Elijah being lifted up to heaven by a Chariot with horses of fire. It made me think of
I’ve coached wrestling for many years. Advent reminds of the time I walked up to a wrestler lying on the bleachers before his match and said “It’s time for you to warm up, you have a match in a little bit.” The wrestler glanced up with a very sleepy
