Every Tuesday, I get the joy of spending two hours at the local jail with women who want to learn about Jesus, helping them figure out how to do life again once they are released. It's a seven-week program. We talk with them about creating a resume, dressing for a…

Heaven sounds like a place of imaginative fictional fantasy. But maybe the reason we possess within us such imaginative fictional capacity is because of a longing for eternity that God placed in the human heart. Like a bird's homing instinct, it's pointing us homeward. There's a little bird called the…

In our present culture, we want our paths to look like an exclamation mark. We want it to be straightforward and then we want everything to have a point. When we give our lives to Jesus, we want it to go just like we expect. Everything is an exclamation mark…

A radio host interviewing me about my latest book, The Age of Promise, recently asked for my “life verse,” which I guess is sort of a favorite verse that summarizes one’s purpose or theology or something. I’ve never been able to nail that idea down, though it is quite entertaining…

I know what it is like to live in poverty. I know what it is like to have nothing. But I was not taught to hate everybody out there who had anything. My mother had enough wisdom to teach me godly principles.  She married a man who was already on…

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 NLT  When I was in the Broadway revival of Grease, I was often called upon to perform the leading roles of Marty, Patty Simcox, and Ms. Lynch with little to no warning. In…

In Matthew 14:22-33, Jesus sent his disciples out onto the Sea of Galilee while he stayed behind because he'd had a long day. A big crowd had been following him, and now he just wanted to be alone with his Father. He said to his disciples, "I got an idea.…

One way Christians have wavered from their convictions is that they settle for a shallow faith. Some of us take the first step and make the faith our own, but then we make a mistake: we learn one or two things and stop there. We dabble in the truth but…

When John the Baptist preceded Christ, he said, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” After John was imprisoned, Christ entered the desert, overcame the temptation of the devil, and began preaching, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” After His crucifixion and resurrection, He…

Christmas will always be a glorious celebration for “Unto us a Savior is born and He is Christ the Lord.” Yes, and He is indeed our Lord and Savior. Betty and I love Him with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength. We well remember our excitement about Christmas when…