The Stepchildren I had heard the compliments a thousand times. “Your people are so wonderful: hard working, solid families, simple lives, and good pies.” The more they went on, the more my ballooning pride neared its bursting point. Growing up … Continue reading The Reformers and Their Stepchildren
Leadership. What comes to your mind? Immorality, pride, power, lies, war, division. This word strikes many different chords in the human heart. It can seem that not many days pass without another story of a fallen leader: secular and Christian. … Continue reading Leadership According to Christ
A Diseased Tree On a recent trip to Florida I noticed something strange. The juicy, delicious, “orange” oranges I was accustomed to seeing on my family’s tree were absent. Instead, a hideous green object resembling an orange was present. The … Continue reading The Biblical Heart
Elk hunt Imagine with me seven young men, full of energy and excitement, packing their hunting gear and heading west to the rugged wilderness of southwestern Colorado, each with dreams of shooting “The Big One.” Three days into the hunt, … Continue reading The Ancient Paths
