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It’s funny how age and perspective changes things. 40 years ago, when I began my ministry, I had a vision of what I wanted to do at age 65. I wanted to retire, buy...

Today in our staff Bible Study we dug into a couple verses that never really hit me quite the way they did today. I’m gonna get to the verses here in a second but...

The recent full blood moon brings to mind some of the prophecies written in the Bible about the signs of the end times. Joel 2:31The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to...

As I was preparing to write this blog, the immediate topic that came to light was the idea and process of change. As many of you know, next month my family and I are...

This past weekend, me, my wife and son traveled to Rochester, Minnesota to witness the graduation of our oldest son from the Adult and Teen Challenge program.  Nick is the victim of a strong...

What are you afraid of? I have a variety of fears. Some are more embarrassing than others, but the ones I’ll share with you are fairly common. After only being married for a month,...

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” 1 John 3:1 Young children can be incredibly open and honest, even...

This week, I have been reading and thinking so deeply on the idea of community. Isolation breeds discontent as Christians, and we need to be together in order to reaffirm our faith, and our...

Today I’ve been working on my Good Friday sermon and have really been focused on Simon of Cyrene, the man who carried Jesus’ cross to the top of Mount Calvary. There isn’t a lot...

In my high school years, I belonged to a 4_H club called Backyard Farmers. We were a bunch of kids who lived in town, but had places to raise sheep. In my case, one...