The holiday season brings families together. Sometimes there is past and present pain and brokenness that require love and forgiveness. Here’s a touching story of a love reborn two days after Christmas. ◊ How long should it take to forgive… Read More ›
Imagine the fear, wonder, uncertainty and hopeful expectation of Mary, the young mother of Jesus. Did she know what was really happening? Reconsider her story voiced in a beautiful song. ◊ It was bad enough that Mary had to deal… Read More ›
Everyone knows the popular Christmas story passage found in the first part of Luke Chapter 2 about the birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem. Many people miss the Christmas story found in Chapter 1. ◊ During these weeks… Read More ›
A young child’s small request causes a mother to not give up life. In this season of hope, a touching story of answered prayer when hope runs out. ♦ I read this short story every year at Christmas time to… Read More ›
Physical freedom implies that one has been held in physical bondage. Spiritual freedom implies release from spiritual or psychological (non-physical) bondage or captivity. How do we get to real spiritual freedom? ♦ I was speaking to a group of men… Read More ›
What’s the ideal model for male growth and development? Here’s a simple 5-stage model that sets a standard for all men, overlaid with a Biblical twist. ♦ I was reminded this week of the Male Growth Model which I lay… Read More ›
“Family” is not a western term, so says Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family. It’s Biblical and is found to be the unifying standard across all nations of the world. ◊ I met Jim Daly this week on… Read More ›
