Coming off the busy week of Thanksgiving has made a deep impression on me. Last week, one of the families in the ‘invasion’ asked us to...

In Luke 14:13-14, Jesus gives an interesting command to throw a party for the poor, the lame, the injured, and the blind to dine with...

Teaching English as a second language to extremely limited English speakers is, well, not my thing. Give me a church conflict, a hard,...

Last Sunday I taught on a familiar passage from Hebrews 4:12 “…the Word of God is living…”, a passage I have known, studied, and taught...

Solomon tells us to “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days” (Eccl. 11:1). Before you start complaining...

“For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly I say to you, he will not lose his...

Last month we were blessed to serve with some missionary friends of ours (Matt and Ellen Zell) in Honduras. The 10-day trip was nothing...

When Paul was giving advice to the leaders in Ephesus, he added this well-known comment that was originally from the lips of Jesus, “It...

Changing the world seems like just too big a challenge for any one person. After all, there are too many wrongs that need to be righted...

One of the things that is hardest to get used to is the trash. Though there are so many lovely places and picturesque scenery here, the...

I know, the very title seems like a strange association! You may be thinking, “Well, I’ve seen the devil in it, but not the Lord!” True....

This week we had the strange experience of having to share our backyard with a “chachalacas,” a very large bird native to these parts,...

One of the first things you hear when you mention that you are traveling to Mexico is “Don’t drink the water!” Despite it being a cliché,...

My granddaughter is graduating from high school next month. These last 16 years have come and gone like a whirlwind. This next step into...

“Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” James 2:17 Some may wonder why, of all the names possible, we...

Many people begin to seriously think about retirement when they hit 60 years old. By the time you reach this age, your pace begins to...