Rich Mullins, a contemporary Christian recording artist, wrote a Christmas song whose lyrics are, “You gotta get up; you gotta get up; you gotta get up…it’s Christmas morning.” Over the years this song has become a mantra in my mind
My wife’s family gathered this weekend for the funeral of my wife’s sister-in-law. It was the first time my wife’s family had this many family members together in one place in seven years. As each person arrived, the room lit
Several years ago, I was introduced to the Don Everts book, Jesus with Dirty Feet. This unique book seeks to speak to an audience of people who are curious and skeptical of Christianity. In the first chapter summary, Everts writes,
At the beginning of our Christian Ashram experiences, we share in a time of the Open Heart where we answer three questions: (1.) Why have I come? (2.) What do I want? (3.) What do I need? As we are
The young man made the decision to follow Jesus on the beach on a beautiful spring night. He looked at the leaders of the group and said, “I know I needed to do what I just did. But I have
“Sweet hour of prayer; sweet hour of prayer. That calls me from a world of care. And bids me at my father’s throne make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief My soul has often
As I entered the chapel at the Bible College, the presence of the Holy Spirit was palpable in the room. The praise team was leading the congregation in worship and people were engaged in an experience of the presence of
On my phone there are twelve different applications for my communicating with people around the world. Most of the applications are for written communication, though five of them have features that allow for a phone call to be made through
Throughout my educational career, I will confess group projects were the bane of my existence. I would rather do all the work than to be required to spend time creating a plan, assigning parts of the plan to each member,
When Nancy and I had our children, we made a conscious decision that we would make as much noise as we wanted while they were napping and sleeping. We wanted them to be resilient to be able to sleep in