Mistaken Identity
Over the years, I’ve been told that I look and sound like John Maxwell. Never was this more true than the time I called a new pastor...
Common Sense...Isn't Actually, Common!
We were visiting Yosemite National Park a few years ago and witnessed a mama grizzly bear with two cute cubs running through the woods...
What's Yours'...Is Mine?
I was watching a beautiful blue heron that had perched in the river near our campsite one summer. He stood stoically, like a statue,...
The God of "Impossible" Choices
Many years ago, our church denomination went through MASSIVE doctrinal changes. We literally went from being a legalistic cult to being...
Considering the Source...
I attended a missions training recently and noted what I feel is a dangerous “slide” occurring as a response to multiculturalism in the...
Unlikely Fishing Holes
I recently went fishing with my friend Chris in an unlikely spot. It was a small, shallow inlet next to an ugly old factory on the CT...
Faking Calm When the Elevator Quits
When my daughter was little, I took her on a company-paid trip to the Bahamas. My wife had to work and I had won a trip as a sales...
Living in a House of Mirrors
As kids, we loved the local carnival. It came to town once a year in July and it was a true highlight in our lives. It had all the...
What "Floats YOUR Boat?"
I remember visiting my Father in law in Canada and having a "boating mishap." We were launching the boat at the lake and it seemed to be...
Christmas Lights & You
An annual source of neighborhood entertainment, my exterior decorating ritual is a laugh a minute. Neighbors line up chairs or just peer...