Israel’s 9/11 came on 10/7/2023
Shabbat. It is the Jewish sabbath. It is a day of rest. It is a 24 hour period of time from sundown on Friday until sundown…
Spotlight Interview: John R. Erickson shares the story behind Hank the Cowdog
Where I live, we have a version of Wallace and Junior. We have a version of Rip and Snort. We have a version of Hank the…
Winning the lottery
At a Publix in Juniper Beach, Florida, a person buys a lottery ticket. Out of more than 300 million tickets sold, their ticket has the right…
Spotlight Interview: Jeff Christopherson gives the Western Church a check-up
Right before ascending to heaven, Jesus gave instructions about how they are to live: Go and make disciples of every nation. Two thousand years later, this is…
How to have a real conversation: Speaking truth, in love
Ephesians chapter 4 ends with instruction about how we should engage as Christians who are in the world but not of it: Let no corrupting talk…
Spotlight Interview: Sally Burke invites moms, grandparents, and everyone else to pray for our schools
Back to school is here. Hard to believe, but it’s true. As we prepare to send our children back to school (or have already done so)…
A Christ follower’s back to school checklist
Every store declares and every flashing light in every part of town forewarns: Back to school! Freshly sharpened pencils, crisp folders— many of us have nostalgia…
God can use ordinary Christians in daily conversations in glorious ways
God desires to use us—people who have a restored relationship with Him—to bring His perspective into the conversations of the day. We are regular run-of-the-mill, ordinary…
You have a story to share and yes, people want to hear it
Your personal story is undeniable and people want to hear your story. Where God appears in your story, the more personal you can make it, the…
Summer Calling: Serving as Spiritual (or Actual) Lifeguards
“Pool closed.” That’s the sign greeting many urban families across the United States this summer. Why? There’s a nationwide shortage of lifeguards. The lifeguard shortage has…
Spotlight Interview with Dewey Williams, Minister on Death Row
2414. No, that is not my projection about the year in which the world will come to an end. 2414 is the number of people in…
