God was glorified during Work Camp 2021! This year, we had 60+ people come and help to serve our community. Thirty-six women worked extremely hard to keep us fed throughout the week. We built six ramps in four days! Several houses were power washed. Gutters were cleaned. Dozens of trees were cut down (they never […]
Fathers, do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the challenges that come with being a Christian daddy in contemporary American culture? Maybe you feel like comedian Jim Gafffigan who expressed it this way – “Most of the time I feel totally unqualified to be a parent. I call those times being awake.” Loud and relentless voices have distorted and devalued the role of […]
What do love, labor, and a little liver have in common? Keep reading! In early December, 1989, doctors at the University of Chicago Medical Center performed, the first liver transplant ever done in the United States using a living donor. Teresa Smith, a 29 year old Texas school teacher, underwent surgery to donate approximately one-third of her liver […]
All of the Apostles suffered intense persecution, and all but one died because of their faith. This should serve as our permanent reminder that our present sufferings don’t compare to the abuse that they experienced. Matthew was killed by a sword wound in Ethiopia. Mark was dragged by Horses through the streets of Alexandria, Egypt […]
Walter Isaacson writes that on July 2, 1776 in Philadelphia, PA, at the signing of the parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock declared to his fellow delegates to the Continental Congress, “There must be no pulling different ways. We must all hang together.” Isaacson adds that according to early American historian John […]
Somebody observed that preachers ought to be as smart as the average washing machine – after it spins dry it shuts off automatically. Ever heard a preacher who kept “spinning”after he was dry? I have – and sometimes I was hearing myself! But when it comes to the preaching of the gospel, we must not […]
There are so many today who claim to follow Christ, yet they do not respect His plans for one of life’s most precious relationships. Marriage is an institution that was designed by God. If God’s design is not followed, the results are disastrous. Here are a few elements of God’s plan for marriage, which we must […]
Maybe you’ve heard the story of the woman whose husband kept a list. This list consisted of twenty-five things that he wanted her to do so that she would be a good wife. Each day he took out the list and he checked off the things that she had completed to his satisfaction. Cooking-check! Cleaning-check! […]
A man and his wife were out one evening when they got caught in a terrible, and completely unexpected, hailstorm. The hail was as large as baseballs! The husband quickly realized that if he didn’t do something, his wife would be severely hurt. Unsure of what to do in this catastrophic situation, he shielded her […]
I’ve been called cheap, but I prefer the term frugal. Regardless of the adjective used, I am honestly proud of my God-given ability to stretch a dollar. But the late Billy Mays could even make an economical person like me want to buy what he was selling! From the Hercules Hook to Mighty Putty to […]