In the spirit of Acts 14, in the last few devotionals I have been sharing an actual report I presented to my local church after a dramatic series of events on a trip to the Philippines just days after...  Read More

Lynette and I moved to Montana in 1980, when I became the pastor of a small Baptist church in a town of 100 people.  God was teaching me a lot about myself and my need to totally depend on His leaders...  Read More

Praise God that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and that we stand forgiven if we simply put our faith and trust in Him as our salvation. But we still sin, we still disobey, we still go astray. Wh...  Read More

When my wife and I first started dating, we banned a phrase that we (mostly me) were using too often. That phrase was “you can do it,†including variations like “you got this.†Why in the world ...  Read More

Secrets are so interesting. When you tell a friend you have a secret the first thing they will ask is, "What is it?" And they'll ask you over and over til you finally tell them…because isn't that why ...  Read More

A while back a group of men at our church finished studying the Book of Ecclesiastes. We spent 21 fascinating and exciting weeks discussing Solomon’s enigmatic message, and I’ve come to the conclusion...  Read More