real life

I Thought He Was Jesus

I face today with a bit of mixed emotions. The man who served as my very first pastor during my early years, has gone on to be with the...

You're the best dad ever! As I read the cards my boys gave me for Father's Day, this statement got me. Apparently of the billions of...

Bunch of heathens! That's how he viewed them. They were unclean, ungodly, barbaric, heathens and he wanted nothing to do with any of...

He was wounded in battle but his platoon was still in trouble. They were attacked during a landing assault on the Japanese controlled...

Love wins! I see that everywhere in our church culture today. People are throwing it around like crazy. I see it plastered all over...

It's an abomination! There's no way around it. Scripture is absolutely clear on this. Regardless of what you think or believe, the...

"Tiny Tim." Man, I hated that label. I was a runt when I entered high school. I'm talking really, really short. To make matters...

"By the way, I paid off your debt." I was standing in the entry way of our home a couple of decades ago when my dad said this to me. He...

They had witnessed God do incredible things. For generations they had been enslaved and miraculously God delivered them. This...

"I don't care if you miss. You have to take the shot!" It was a timeout and my young basketball team was struggling to score. Our...