Depression is a topic that I want to approach carefully.  Many people I know and care deeply about have and are dealing with depression. ...

A friend from my days at the seminary and I were catching up on life. We talked about scheduling a “family reunion” of sorts to get back...

When I began this writing journey nearly two years ago, little did I know where God would lead me.  The summer before this writing...

Kevin Breel didn’t look like a depressed kid: team captain, at every party, funny and confident. But he tells the story of the night he...

A light bulb with salt pouring out of the bottom. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people...

The story has been told of a believer, Frederick Nolan, who was fleeing from his enemies during a time of persecution in North Africa....

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 The...

Yes, and here is why This may sound like an absurd question. Many church people I meet with are disenchanted with the church, with...

It is the final weeks of summer in 2017, and the racial tensions have flared up anew.  This time in Charlottesville, Virginia where...

We are at a stage in society where trying to avoid saying things that offend, has reached a point that now people get attacked for...

When we think of creativity, we picture a composer or an artist at work on a masterpiece. But creativity is a new approach to anything....

The Need: The church knows of the complexities of today’s families. One revelation of urban ministry is that there are many family...

“Any change, at any time, for any reason, is to be deplored.” The Duke of Cambridge (late 1800s) The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians...

As you come to the end of one calendar year and another is about to begin, it is often an excellent time to stop and reflect.  Right now,...

An old writer tells of two brothers who went out to take a walk in the night, and one of them looked up to the sky and said, “I wish I...

At a church meeting, a very wealthy man rose to tell the rest of those present about his Christian faith. “I’m a millionaire,” he said,...

Sometimes lovers argue. Lovers fight when one party in the relationship has committed an act of betrayal. Then things start to break...

A couple was out walking their Jack Russell Terrier, Charlie, in the mountains.  A squirrel walked passed, and Charlie broke free,...

I remember this particular couple even fifteen years later. In ministry, I viewed weddings as an evangelism opportunity. There was one...

There is this excellent illustration about Catherine Booth the “mother” of the Salvation Army. “Wherever Catherine Booth went,” said...