Apr 11, 2022 | blog
Of the sixty-six books in the Bible, there is one book that never mentions the word, God. It is the book of Esther. God, in fact, never speaks in Esther, but He doesn’t have to because Esther’s leadership does the talking. The story takes place in the...
Feb 11, 2020 | blog
The French call the groomed ski trails on the slopes the piste. As a snow skier, and having had the opportunity of skiing in the French Alps, I got familiar with seeing the signs on the slopes warning me not to ski off-piste. In the U.S. we call it backcountry or out...
Mar 19, 2019 | blog
Ever hear the saying, “He’s so heavenly minded he’s no earthly good?” Can we be so focused on the things of God that we forget about this world and its importance? I think in reality it’s probably more often the opposite. In our media charged culture the thought of...
Dec 9, 2016 | Journal
As a kid growing up in the 60’s – the age of free love and flower power, my generation – Hippies – didn’t want to pressure our children to follow anyone’s beliefs or to follow anything except what felt good. No one was going to tell us what to do or how to...