Midwestern newspapers described the summer of 1873 as a season when “tropical weariness drooped over all.”  Heaviness hung like the sweat dripping   from trousers, woolen skirts, and long-sleeved shirts, as people performed their daily tasks. That stifling heat would be blamed for everything under the blazing sun— rampant spread of ...

I’ve been doing an in depth study of the Gospel of John and thought I would share some insights I’ve gained from that study. The first verse of chapter 1 has always fascinated me, I’ve meditated over it for hours and I always find more to learn. John 1:1 “In ...

“Fear not, for I am with you: be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10) As a very young boy, my world to me was but a toy. Every single day ...