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“Honor your father…” Exodus 20:12. Carved into the wall on the courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio, are the words, “Obedience to Law is Liberty.” The quote is by Richard…
This year I’ve been coaching Little League baseball. It has been a lot of fun, for the most part, because 12-year-olds experience the whole “Field of Dreams”…
A volunteer vacation Bible School worker told me he had 27 converts in his youth class. For this I rejoiced. That is until I found out he’d…
Imagine that you are on your way to a much anticipated beach vacation. After hours of hard traveling you rub your bloodshot eyes and see a glorious…
According to research, the number one fear a man harbors in the United States is the fear of failure. But think for two minutes: Who hasn’t failed?…
There I stood in front of the climbing wall. You know the behemoth: a slick, black wall with colorful rubberized grips peppered across its face. The climber…
If you ask someone for identification these days, he most likely will show you his driver’s license. That document will tell you his age, address, gender, and…
We are a nation fond of building stone monuments to the past, and the past we are most quick to memorialize is our history of war. An…
If one asks a college student about slavery today, he will speak of the United States and her shameful enslavement of Negroes brought in chains from Africa…
In Greek mythology there was a mighty king named Sisyphus. In his day he was an entrepreneur with a Trump-like self-image, and presided over his territorial and…
Father’s Day
“Honor your father…” Exodus 20:12. Carved into the wall on the courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio, are the words, “Obedience to Law is Liberty.” The quote is by Richard…
Trust the Coach
This year I’ve been coaching Little League baseball. It has been a lot of fun, for the most part, because 12-year-olds experience the whole “Field of Dreams”…
Conversion
A volunteer vacation Bible School worker told me he had 27 converts in his youth class. For this I rejoiced. That is until I found out he’d…
Keep Moving
Imagine that you are on your way to a much anticipated beach vacation. After hours of hard traveling you rub your bloodshot eyes and see a glorious…
On Failure
According to research, the number one fear a man harbors in the United States is the fear of failure. But think for two minutes: Who hasn’t failed?…
The Faith to Fall
There I stood in front of the climbing wall. You know the behemoth: a slick, black wall with colorful rubberized grips peppered across its face. The climber…
Identity
If you ask someone for identification these days, he most likely will show you his driver’s license. That document will tell you his age, address, gender, and…
Unconditional Love not Unconditional Surrender
We are a nation fond of building stone monuments to the past, and the past we are most quick to memorialize is our history of war. An…
Slavery and Christ
If one asks a college student about slavery today, he will speak of the United States and her shameful enslavement of Negroes brought in chains from Africa…
Pushing Stones
In Greek mythology there was a mighty king named Sisyphus. In his day he was an entrepreneur with a Trump-like self-image, and presided over his territorial and…
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