At 6:00 am this morning, our 16-year-old son left for the trip of a lifetime. He is headed to Italy with an EF Educational Tour group. I am excited for him and a little jealous. He is going to see Rome, Venice, and even the Vatican. The furthest I ever traveled before graduating high school…
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Do you remember yesteryear when the burly man whipped out his pocket knife and sliced off a sliver of soap? I remember this commercial vividly, but for the life of me, I had no idea why he did it! All I knew was that I wanted to slice up my soap too—a fact that I’m…
“We will be closed on Sundays, so that our team members may honor their faith and families.” While many of us immediately connect this statement with Chick-Fil-A and the lack of awesome chicken on Sundays, we forget about the others that have made a similar choice. In 2001, I needed a job so that I…
Just like working on the fundamentals in baseball (hitting, catching, throwing and running), we need to focus on the fundamental skills needed to be successful in the Christian life. Let’s…
Dirty! Trashy! Splattered with residue of the melting snow! My car of course! Three times Norma and I have been snowed in for 24 hours or more since the first of January. When we do get out our car takes a beating. The slush from oncoming cars splash the side. Cars ahead throw up a…
In 1981, David Carson found himself at a crossroads. He had been offered another promotion with the world’s largest retailer that would inevitably lead to a role at the home office. However, it would also mean yet another move for his family. While it would seem to be a no-brainer, my Dad took the road…
I went yesterday to our storage unit to pay my monthly bill. The facility is huge! They have over 800 units there and last time I asked them, they had a total of 7 units available. How could so many people have so much junk? When we moved here to Rogers from the Philippines, we…
Life with a teenager is a roller coaster. If you have one, you live that truth. There are moments that you simply want to beat your head up against a wall. Then out of nowhere, you have just the opposite experience. Recently, my 13-year-old daughter impressed me. She loves music. Well… that is not a…
In his first letter to the believers at Corinth, the Apostle Paul has a lot to say to them about being disciple-making disciples. Recently, in my daily time with the Lord, I spent a few weeks studying through this letter looking for specific application for my life each day. Paul had a lot to say…
According to Greg Ogden in Discipleship Essentials, “Discipling is an intentional relationship in which we walk alongside other disciples in order to encourage, equip and challenge one another in love to grow toward maturity in Christ.” Making disciples is the heartbeat of the church! If we are not making disciples, the life expectancy of our church is…