A few days before Jesus entered Jerusalem for the last time; a few days before he stood before the Roman governor and an angry mob for daring to challenge the status quo; a few days before he was condemned and beaten and crucified for loving God and people selflessly and sacrificially, Jesus walked into the river town of Jericho and... READ MORE >
The mist outside my window this afternoon reminds me of the morning we arrived at the Andersonville Civil War Memorial in Andersonville, Georgia. It had rained that Saturday morning as we drove the miles from south Columbus to Andersonville. The inequity between ground temperatures and air temperatures caused a mist to coalesce across fields that had once been prison... READ MORE >
t h e good n ews Yes, Deb, news of a drown-ing at Temperance River is bound to get one’s attention, whether you’ve lived here one year or fifteen years. I was sit-ting at my desk in the base-ment when Linda called down on the intercom. While she was on the phone with her dad the Call Waiting ID... READ MORE >
We write these columns to persuade people to convert. You knew that, right? We write of different worldviews, different values, of God and of his Son, Jesus, each from our own perspective, but each with either an implied or explicitly stated invitation to change your thinking and your life, to accept God’s offer of mercy, forgiveness, and new life. Each... READ MORE >
The billboard stood unceremoniously among the Jerseys and meadow grass in a Wisconsin cow pasture, boldly proclaiming its message. On the left was a 15-foot line graph, in red and in rapid decline, captioned: Investments, Stocks, and Bonds. To the right, a 15-foot high portrait of Wisconsin serenity, a lakeshore emblazoned with the words, "Wisconsin Real Estate." In between,... READ MORE >
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 There are two verses in the New Testament expressly directed to fathers in regard to their role in parenting. Ephesians 6:4 is one. Colossians 3:21 is the other. Let me make three observations about Ephesians 6:4... READ MORE >
On the two most notable occasions when the phrase “In the beginning” is used in the Bible it opens a book and introduces the God who speaks and amazing things happen. Genesis 1:1, the first book and first verse of the Bible, recalls, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Following these words is an account of... READ MORE >
The shock Kay and DeeAnn must have felt can hardly be imagined. The two 56-year-old women did not know each other, even though their mothers were neighbors and they were born on the same day in the same hospital. Recently, the two met for the first time to resolve a mystery and put away rumors once and for all.... READ MORE >
