When Pope John Paul died, a man named Rogers Cadenhead quickly registered the web address www.BenedictXVI.com, thinking this might be the...

Just imagine the scene: a scrawny teenage shepherd boy takes out a 9’9” tall giant with one rock and a sling.  What was that scene like? ...

Ever since Peter Stuyvesant visited the Palace of Versailles the world has had a distorted view of itself.  Peter was the governor of New...

Five sons.  Dozens of college applications.  Now that we are down to our youngest son we are prepared to scour the literature from...

The book of Judges was probably written during the monarchy, perhaps by Samuel, to show the Israelites how tragic life is when God’s...

It was my senior year at Logan-Rogersville High School in Rogersville, MO.  Our class had witnessed many “senior pranks” through the past...

Israel had spent the last 40 years on a road to nowhere. A lot can change in 40 years. All of the people who were slaves in Egypt had...

The Hebrew people knew the stories of Joseph and Jacob and how they’d settled in Egypt four centuries ago on Pharaoh’s dime. But that was...

When someone keeps telling you to “be strong and courageous,” you might suspect you are up against something big.  And the Israelites...

Everyone of us wants to buck authority and resist the rules. That is why we have trouble with following the commands of God. The book of...

Two songs. When I was singing pew packers and teaching children's ministry there were two songs that were requested. Every time we sang....

Every parent has been there.  The trip ahead is long.  The travel schedule is tight.  You hit the road with a full tank, confident the...

It was perhaps the greatest opportunity ever.  God tells Moses that he wants to come to His people and dwell right in the middle of their...

There’s a wall in front of you.  Behind you is a past you are running from.  Beyond the wall awaits the promise of a new life.  But...

People nearing mid-life often crash into something startling and unexpected.  I suppose it is because we dreamed big dreams when we were...

The casting agent enters the room with her top picks for the show’s leading man and lady. The new series will follow the spellbinding...

Some movies start at warp speed. You are immediately sucked into hyperspace! Case in point: the opening scene in Star Wars, Episode I:...

Since the first of the year we have been considering the work of the Holy Spirit (if you haven’t noticed then you haven’t been reading). ...

Is the cup half empty or half full?  Doesn’t that argument get old?  However, when it comes to serving God, and living in this world,...

What does the Bible say about the birth of Christ?  The New Testament tells us what happened and we realize its significance.  Right?  I...