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$250,000 Poorer and Richer

TWENTY-TWO years. That’s how long our investment in Christian education lasted. Skoog, Puck, and Eve…

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Following Him

Hail flattened all the fields for miles around. But not one hailstone touched my crops. You see, I r…

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God Supplies My Every Need

When I was in college, I spent a summer coordinating a witnessing team in the Southwest. All summer…

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A Mechanical Pencil and a Lesson in Love

I was 5, going on 6, and crazy about ships and grown-up things like mechanical pencils. So to my you…

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The Best Way to Fly

The business world is flooded with books, videos, and seminars about managing time. When I consider…

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Friendship Over Rice and Beans

It seemed like the beginning of an ordinary Sabbath day. We drove the 50 minutes to our small church…

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Fun, Frustration, and Fulfillment

“The church wants to have Water Fun Night every Tuesday this summer. Would you be willing to bring y…

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No Need for a Dream

“I believe the pastor of the church should lead from the front, not the rear, and should set an exam…

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To Bluff or Not to Bluff

While in college and graduate school, I noticed a marked difference among teachers in how they handl…

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“I need your help, God.”

In 1958 I was 18 years old when I faced my biggest lifetime confrontation with God. Newly married…

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