Christian Living

Third grade. I was confronted with death. An 8th grade boy in my school was stricken with brain cancer. In that same year, Great-Grandma died - my first memory of someone close to me dying. In one year, the loving, protected world that my parents had provided was impacted by… Read More

As a child, I learned about “The Shot Heard Around the World” that was the “Spark of the Revolution” via School House Rock (yes, I will be humming that tune for the rest of the day.) I was recently reminded of this simple slogan after reading a recent article, actually a series… Read More

My wife and daughter found this little volunteer in a flowerbed this summer. In amongst the mulch, all by itself, was this little shoot. It wasn't like the Lamb's Ear or Daisies near it, so we knew it shouldn't be there. After we pulled it, we found it was indeed a future tree,… Read More

“When it is all said in done, I just hope that I don't get in the way. I have spent my entire life trying to stay out of the way.” This was John Weber’s “about statement” on his Facebook page. The statement came out of his mouth a lot. For a big guy, getting out of the way… Read More

It’s said with a sort of singsong, matter-of-fact, “no-biggie” kind of tone. “I’m just tired.” How many people have you heard share this reflection with you this week? Are you adding yourself to that number? Frankly, the expression of being tired is not a surprise in our… Read More

COVID19 is ______________. There are plenty of descriptions that can be put into that blank... and none of them would be kind! COVID19 has ruined businesses, caused major upheavals in ways of life and challenged the very society that we have enjoyed. Families have experienced… Read More