Category: Autobiography
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Singing Psalms (Book 3)
As Dad and I had walked around—as I’d named one of my life’s biggest struggles aloud and immediately been embraced—how could I help but recall the words of John the Baptist: “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
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I lived through the Draft!
“Did y’all know the Draft was going to be happening in Detroit the entire time you’d be here?” I asked. Four heads started dramatically shaking, “Nooope…”
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God-Given Rights
Yesterday, I had the privilege of sharing some of the core truths found in Deuteronomy 24-26 with our Community Bible Class. The lesson focuses on God’s values, on our God-given rights in light of those values, and especially on our imperishable inheritance.
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Singing Psalms (Book 1)
The German Reformer, Martin Luther, once said of the Book of Psalms, “Everyone, in whatever situation he may be, finds in that situation Psalms and words that fit his case, that suit him as if they were put there just for his sake, so that he could not put it better himself, or find or…
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March Madness
Everything that comes into my life has passed through the hands of my loving Father (Ecclesiastes 9:1). To complain would be to throw a childish temper tantrum at best, and to doubt God’s intentions and character at worst. May such a spirit be far from me.
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Staying Power
This past weekend, I had the privilege of serving as the Lay Director for Fort Myers Great Banquet #40. Named after one of Jesus’ teaching illustrations, recorded in Luke 14:15-24, the Great Banquet “is an orderly, structured weekend designed to strengthen and renew the faith of Christians.” Guests spend 72 hours experiencing authentic community and…