The Good News of a Bad Economy

Chances are very good that you have personally felt some pain already from this economic slump. Is there a silver lining in the economic cloud hanging in the sky over us?  I believe so.

The good news of a bad economy is…

Gift Idea for Your Whole Family

Could THIS be the best $29 you spend this Christmas?

Already Keeping Score

Boys are definitely hard-wired to be competitive.  This morning I overheard our six-year old son say, “Momma, if we have another baby boy, it will be 4-3, but right now it’s tied up!”

ps – No, we are not pregnant.

Special Christmas Shopper Visits Target

Ok, I’m not sure this qualifies as contributing to your spiritual growth, but a “merry heart” is a good thing (Prov. 15.13):

A Big Lesson from Little League…

God taught me a big lesson about myself through little league.  A couple of years ago, when my 4-year-old son was playing soccer, it didn’t take long for us to encounter a real, live, in the flesh, over-the-top father.  READ MORE…

Introduction to New Series: The Gospel of John

We’re starting what I anticipate to be an incredible journey through the Gospel of John.  If you open a Bible to the start of this book, you will most likely see the words, “The Gospel of John” at the top of the first page.  Gospel means “Good News.”  For years, I had heard that the four gospels had these titles added much later, but there has been some recent research arguing strongly that the titles were added rather quickly after the Gospels were being circulated.  John is the Author.  Not John the Baptist, but one of the 12 disciples.  He was the brother of James, the son of Zebedee, and a nephew of Mary the Mother of Jesus, making him and his brother first cousins of the Lord Jesus Christ.

God at Work in Romania

AFA Voter Guide

Here is one organization’s presidential voter guide.