March 21, 2023 – The Iditarod

March 21, 2023 – The Iditarod

Each year in Alaska, Iditarod, the annual long-distance sled dog race takes place in early March. The grueling course spans 938 miles from Anchorage to Nome. Mushers endure horrific arctic conditions of gale-force winds, white-out conditions, and subzero temperatures...
January 9, 2018 – Tragedy

January 9, 2018 – Tragedy

A few years ago, we lost some great men and women when the Columbia Space Shuttle vaporized on its reentry from space. One of those individuals was Col. Mike Anderson, the second African-American astronaut. He looked at life with a unique spiritual insight. Col. Anderson was from Spokane, Washington and attended a little local Baptist church not far from our home.

September 19, 2017 – Let’s Pray for Unity

September 19, 2017 – Let’s Pray for Unity

If ever there was a time when unity is needed in our faith, country, sports arenas, and families it is now! So many people I meet are discouraged and depressed about life in part because of the lack of unity. Democrats hate Republicans, Republicans detest the media, conservatives are in dispute with the liberals…

July 18, 2017 – Quilt of Holes

July 18, 2017 – Quilt of Holes

As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls. Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry that is our life… I rose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light. An awe-filled gasp filled the air. I gazed around at the others who stared at me with wide eyes.

The Epitaph

The Epitaph

When Jesus commanded His disciples to count the cost of discipleship, He was effectively asking them to consider what their epitaph might be, what memorial words might be written on their gravestone. This is intended to be a short but precise description of a...
August 16, 2016-Special Assignments

August 16, 2016-Special Assignments

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Prov. 3:5-6 Many times we miss God’s plan for our lives because we are waiting for some kind of “major sign” to help...