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I will never forget one of the first times I was taken by a book as an older teenager, utterly absorbed, lost in another world. I was a new Jesus Freak in the...
Our golden lab, Starbuck, was a great dog, but adventurous. Every squirrel needed to be chased, every hole in the ground held a mystery, and every fence needed to be jumped. One of...
You faithless and corrupt people,” Jesus said, “how long must I be with you and put up with you?” Then he said...
It started with the numbers, but they ended up telling a story. And I was the narrator.
The world of my childhood centered on a small farm in the American Midwest where my parents leased out the fields and kept a herd of cattle. We gobbled down all-you-can-eat catfish at...
I’ve been a front-line worker, supervisor and senior manager. And I can pretty well adapt into each role. But the one thing I learned I don't do well is is delegate. Admittedly, I...
We pulled our pontoon boat near the shore, but not so close that we'd get stuck. My father threw two anchors overboard— one at the back, one at the front. For a few...
Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was. Luke 9:21 Have you ever wondered why Jesus “warned his disciples...
My wife and I knew something was wrong with our daughter’s eyes within a week of her birth. One of them tended to drift inward while the other looked straight ahead. An eye...
For eight years Paul Johnson has been the provider of the morning fix. But he also offers a familiar smile and warm...
I sat in the tiny hospital room holding my almost-one-year-old squirmy girl, settling into our twelfth hour of visitation in two days. My mother-in-law slept as the latest round of pain medication eased...
