November 26, 2025 One morning years ago, Deb and I pulled our truck out of the garage. The temperature gauge on our Durango read much higher than the actual outside temperature. Only after we began driving—pulling out of the driveway and heading into town—did the temperature rapidly begin to drop until it finally became accurate. That morning, we were taking Matthew to school. As he watched the temperature fall quickly while we drove into Seaford, he said, “ The more you go i

November 19, 2025 From the very beginning of Scripture, Genesis introduces us to stories of brothers in conflict. Cain murders his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–15). Isaac and Ishmael stand at odds, culminating in Isaac’s mother sending Ishmael and his mother, Hagar, into the desert (Genesis 21:1–21). Jacob and Esau begin their rivalry even in the womb, and it ultimately leads Jacob to deceive their father, Isaac, to take Esau’s birthright (Genesis 25:29–34). Joseph’s brothers, c

November 12, 2025 I love the movie The War , starring Kevin Costner and Elijah Wood—especially one scene that captures the very heart of grace. At a country fair, some bullies harass Stu, a young boy, who finally begins to fight back. His father, played by Kevin Costner, steps in and breaks up the fight. But instead of scolding the bullies or demanding they be punished, he walks over and hands them the cotton candy he’d just bought for Stu’s mother and sister. Stu is furious.

November 5, 2025 Most of us are familiar with Dorothy Gale—a young girl living on a Kansas farm with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and her dog, Toto. Life there is bleak and routine; farm life on the prairie is hard, dusty, and drained of color. Dorothy feels lonely, overlooked, and misunderstood. Her aunt and uncle are too busy to listen to her fears about Miss Gulch wanting Toto destroyed. The farmhands—Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke—care about her, but they don’t take her concerns se

October 29, 2025 My wife, Debbie, and I have a cat that has suddenly showed up outside our camper over the last few weeks. It is an adorable Calico and turns out it is one of the sweetest cats I have ever come across. Of course, Deb and I immediately fell in love with this cat and decided it was our responsibility to care for it. It appeared the cat, who we named Chloe , had a respiratory cold and her eyes were crusted over. We were also sure she had fleas and ear mites havin

October 21, 2025 John Ortberg, in his book Who Is This Man?: The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus , asks, “How would you like Jesus to impact your life?” How would you  like Jesus to impact your life? Here are three examples of the countless times Jesus has impacted mine… I remember taking a trip to Chicago with my brother several years ago. My brother and I decided to spend a week together in what was, for me, a strange city. I remember a beggar coming up to us