Time to Take a Devotional Break: Heavenly Prerequisites
Most educational systems are built on a hierarchy of learning. Elementary students must master specific academic standards to move to the next...
Time for a Devotional Break: Spiritual Clampetts
The Beverly Hillbillies became popular in the early 1960s when its hero, Jed Clampett, rocketed to sudden wealth at the discovery of...
A Joyful Noise: Broken to Live
Donald Trump dodged death last Saturday.
But I still wonder if he wants to live.
I...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: A Headstone & a Legacy
Studying random headstones during a cemetery walk or simply scanning the obituary section of a newspaper can provide unique insights about the...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: “CHOOSE-YOUR-OWN-ADVENTURE” LIVING
During the 1970s, a game called THE OREGON TRAIL presented the opportunity to experience challenges on an imaginary journey across early America....
Time to Take a Devotional Break: God’s Courtroom
With the court cases of well-known personalities in the news recently, I experienced a much less dramatic day learning valuable lessons as...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: The Unwanted Gift
It happens to all of us — we receive a gift we never requested, wanted, or imagined. Whether an item of clothing...
A Joyful Noise: Still Learning
I graduated from high school 25 years ago, and I graduated from Ball State University 20 years ago, and I made the...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: Clean Stables
Until I married into a 4-H family during the summer of 1985, I had no idea what that organization involved. I had...
A Joyful Noise: When the Clouds Come
Someone please alert the authorities: I looked out my office window Friday morning, and I saw that somehow, the sky turned blue...