Last Friday night, I took my wife out to a nice restaurant for her birthday. The kids were at a Parent’s Night Out event, so we were finally on our own again. T...
The four Advent themes are love, joy, peace, and hope. This week we're talking about peace, but I wanted to take a different approach to it. I want to talk abou...
I’ve walked by the caskets of more family members than I care to recall. Aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and a father. As I strolled by each coffin, I lon...
David James O’Connor was a volunteer wrestling coach at Curtis Junior High School and later at Curtis Senior High School. Two young men then accused him of mole...
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the ...
After having joined a Luthern (LCMS) church approximately six months ago, what have I learned? As a traditional, conservative Baptist my whole life, and still B...
One of the problems in the church is that we’re not authentic enough. We all hear this pretty often.
Authentic is a lovely word. And being "authentic" sounds...
The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.
-Daniel 9:9
Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tole...
For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Hebrews 10:4
As a grammar instructor, I teach my students four types of sentences:...
Now, more than ever, it seems that forgiveness is an area in which we all need improvement. Sometimes, people do things to us intentionally to hurt or wound us....
Good physical health does not happen by accident. Physically healthy people make small, daily choices that contribute to their physical health.
It should be ...
Matthew 5:21-26
Dr. S. I. McMillen, in his book None of These Diseases, wrote, “What a person eats is not as important as the bitter spirit, the hates, and t...