MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ETERNITY
We’ve all seen the commercials on TV showing the frail animals that need adopting. For pennies a day, you can provide a new home for the rescue dog or cat. I am not against such commercials, and I love...
HOW WE BATTLE FOR OUR CHILDREN’S HEARTS
In the middle of the desert, surrounded by camels and donkeys, I met two sweet young ladies. I am often surprised how friendly these girls were to me, even though my presence there was not appreciated. Simply being in...
VIOLENCE GRIPS A CULTURE
As the violence grips a culture, life goes on. We take for granted walking to the store in the evening or maybe going to a movie. Much of the world is not that way. An uncle walking to the...
HOW TO KNOW GOD’S WILL
The countryside is beautiful. The rolling hills and deep valleys are shadowed by a lush green mountain range. It is a picture of paradise—a Garden of Eden, but there’s something missing in this backdrop of glorious creation far from...
WHAT DOES A FAIRYTALE MARRIAGE LOOK LIKE?
There is an undercurrent in our society that says marriage is dead—that it’s a thing of the past and we have a better way of doing things in this country. The good news is–it isn’t true.
NOW THIS IS FAMILY
We were admiring the natural beauty of the countryside as we hiked through the mountains. We were so engrossed in the solitude we weren’t prepared for what happened next. On the ridge, a large baboon stood watching us from...
DOES YOUR SIMPLE LIFE IMPACT THEM?
The simple life in America means we live with less—right? But living with less here means something different than living with less elsewhere. For example, the two young boys in this picture wanted nothing more than to shake my...
THE SECRET OF GOD’S WILL FOR MY LIFE
“It is easy to use the phrase ‘God’s will for my life’ as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. My hope is that, instead of searching for ‘God’s will for my life’ each of us would learn to...
WHY YOU MUST BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR
The story goes like this; a fish prayed to God, “Lord, just once, let me fly above the clouds like the birds do. Allow me to soar like the eagles just one time, and I will be happy.” The...
HOW CAN THE WAY I TREAT MY WIFE DETERMINE IF MY PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED?
Gentlemen—Could how we love our wives determine if our prayers will be answered? According to Scripture there is a direct correlation between how we treat our spouses, and if our prayers are hindered or unhindered. The reason clear.