Most of year I’m looking forward to summer. But summer is more than sandy beaches and sunshine. It’s also the season for late night leisure. As those hot days dissipate, breezy nights fill with bare feet, bon-fires, s’mores, and storytelling. And it’s the only time of year where traipsing around the front lawn at … More Faith and Fire Bees

Is Almighty God Mighty Enough? When I was a boy, I had a horse named Buddy. It was a good name for a horse that had become such a close companion to me. Buddy had considerable character. He would roll on his back and let me rub his belly, bow his head to let me … More Almighty God

“Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.” Proverbs 1:7

Just the other day, I was walking with my two-year-old daughter to the playground near our home. She was overly excited as it had been raining all morning, but now it was noon and the sun was burning bright. As we approached the park, I watched as her gaze drifted from the slide and to … More Save the Worms!

Just outside of our living room window, stands a shepherd’s pole with a hanging suet block. Recently, my daughter acquainted herself with a winsome, tiny-winged fledgling who frequently visits the feeder. In fact, her charming friend has become notoriously known around our home as Mr. Boo-Boo. Mr. Boo-Boo is injured (hence the name). Our crippled … More Fortified Through Faith

In one of my favorite episodes of Little House on the Prairie, the Ingalls family go on spring vacation to the big city of Mankato. But during the pilgrimage back to their humble home on Plum Creek, Charles steadies his gaze on a suspicious entourage of horseman galloping his way. As he slowly brings the … More The Champion of Love

“I shall pass through this world but once, if therefore, there be any good I can do to a fellow human being let me do it now for I shall not pass by this way again.” That’s the quote I read on a plaque presented by J. Henry Moore. It’s mounted on a crumbling pillar … More Joy Like a Rock

               I once heard a story about a man being passed by a chicken while driving fifty-five miles an hour down a country road. Impressed by such a freakish, fleet-footed creature, the man leaned forward on his steering wheel to take a second glance. To his amazement, the chicken appeared to have three legs!                … More Make America Humble Again

Cornelia ten Boom was 48 years old when she awoke to the sound of bombs exploding around her home on May 14, 1940. Hours later, her country surrendered to the reprehensible, Nazi regime. Corrie’s family had long been committed to the welfare of Jews. In fact, while ministering to Jews in Germany, Corrie’s brother wrote … More Courage is not Cancelled