As the leaves begin to shift into another season, so do the lives of those who become actively involved during the school year.  Merely if not all seven days of the week are filled on the calendar from early fall until late spring. If you are a shuttle bus mom, ...

When the sky darkens, the thunder claps, and the lightning flashes, then we know it’s going to rain. The warning signs precede the event. It is then up to us to find shelter or be soaked by the rainfall. In the same way, God has given us signs that will ...

Lee and I loved watching our four kids play soccer in high school. Other sports enthusiasts may not have noticed their superb-ness, but we thought they were the best! Yeah baby—move over Beckham. By the way, we still watch them, but from a distance now as they succeed in their ...

Friends, Satan is a schemer. We are warned about this in 1 Peter 5:8 where it says he walks about, like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. We also see his attacks in scripture. He went after Job (Job 2:7), Peter (Luke 22:31), Judas (John 13:2), and even our ...

Weeks ago, my wife scheduled a visit to the U of M Ann Arbor campus, for the two of us to accompany our high school-senior Nathaniel. This morning as we prepared for the trip, it suddenly dawned on me to make the other three kids come along. Dominique is a ...

‘Who touched Me?’ Jesus asked.  When they all denied it, Peter said, ‘Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.’  But Jesus said, ‘Someone touched Me; I know that power has gone out from me.’ Luke 8:45-46 (NIV) Jesus is Healer.  He has power, He has mercy, compassion, and ...

Recently our merely two year old has entered into a new developmental phase in his life; the one known as “The Terrible Twos”. Out of our four children, I have never seen a case in our household this bad. The screaming, kicking, yelling and all out “NOOOO!” are an added ...

In American, Christianity remains a safe choice for most everyone.  It is not so in other areas of our world where refusing to reject Christianity costs your life.  In our safety, we assume we would stand in the face of persecution.  That is a deception the enemy would like us ...

Should you or should you not allow your kids to celebrate Halloween? Of course our young ones are eyeing that beautiful Elsa or sleek Batman costume! However, this is a very controversial issue in the church since Halloween represents something much deeper at it’s core. I’m not here to try ...

Click here if you missed: 19 Kids and Counting, Part One Last Friday we began talking about 19 Kids and Counting, a reality show on TLC centered around the Duggars of Arkansas who have 19 children (to date), and the very harsh comments aimed at them that are posted on ...