I’ve Already Heard That!

I’ve Already Heard That!

One day I was teaching a Sunday School class of elementary kids and one little boy complained, “I’ve already heard this story!” So, did I stop there and come up with another lesson? NO! Some things you need to hear more than once to get it down in your heart and not...
Grow

Grow

What are the only recorded ages of Jesus found in the Bible? 12 and 30. At the age of 12 we find Jesus in the temple talking with the elders and Pharisees and astounding them with his wisdom (Luke 2:42). In Luke 3:23 the Bible tells us that Jesus was about 30 years...
An Encouraging Word

An Encouraging Word

One Sunday morning in church an African-American lady sat down on the row in front of me with her two teenage daughters and preteen son. I had never met this family in the church before and did not know if they were regular attenders or not. During the “get...
Push Through and Do It Anyway!

Push Through and Do It Anyway!

Several years ago part of my morning routine was to take a two-mile jog each morning. I did it as a form of exercise and for health reasons. I was talking to a friend about my exercise routine and explained to him that some mornings I jogged while other mornings I...
Come Up Here!

Come Up Here!

My son and I were walking on a concrete pathway along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. After hiking along the path for about a mile or so we decided to head back. On our way back I noticed that we were now going “uphill.” When we began our hike, I hadn’t even...
Joy in the Journey

Joy in the Journey

Life isn’t always about destination… sometimes it’s just as much about “the journey.”  When my kids were little we lived a short distance from a creek that ran through the woods. Every once in a while my kids would say to me, “Daddy, let’s go on a ‘venture’”...