What we repeatedly think about influences our physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual health. Dwelling on others’ slights and...

In 1990 my father and I traveled to the Boundary Waters of Minnesota to fish. We slept in a tent on a Basswood Lake island campsite,...

The Apostle John suggests that believers cannot lose their salvation. “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can...

Writer Emily Dickinson remained a hermit in her family home for nearly twenty years. She set herself apart from significant interactions...

Our actions define us more clearly than our words and demonstrate our beliefs more accurately than what we profess. Our words stutter,...

Our minds are like the Susquehanna River where I usually fish. More than 200 tributaries feed it. Its water volume and quality are the...

Saquon Barkley, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, could have set the National Football League record for rushing yards in a...

As plants bend toward incoming light, we naturally bend toward the light of glory. As rays of praise and adoration strike us, we grow,...

There is a world of mystery in the simple statement, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1 NIV). He...

In “Horton Hatches the Egg,” Dr. Seuss famously wrote, “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one hundred...

Many Christian congregations include a time of mutual greeting during worship services. Some call it passing the peace of Christ. We...

I write these words overflowing with gratitude for all God has done through my ministry team members in 2024. My joy has nothing to do...

“The LORD is my shepherd; I have all that I need…My cup overflows with blessings” (Psalm 23:1, 5 NLT). That sounds like the promise of...

“In March 2015, a well-meaning Frenchman was so intoxicated he was found trying to resuscitate a rubber dinghy, believing it to be a...

Here are ten suggestions to leave a spiritual legacy. The first is to share the hope of the gospel and be a channel through whom God can...

I was angry. Someone broke into our garage and stole tools and fishing equipment. I felt violated. I wanted the thief to pay for his...

I coach track and field throwers at my local high school. I oversee twenty or more athletes. Yesterday, one of the boys disrupted the...

Judgment assumes a measuring standard. My wife and I had Pennsylvania driver’s licenses when we moved to North Dakota. The state required...

Who is the judge? We are. We judge when we form an opinion about someone or something based on all available information. I listened to...

The gift was memorable if not usable. A church I served gave food to the pastor each fall. It was our first year at the church. One...