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...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: When God Unexpectedly Shows up

If you are a living, breathing human being, I daresay you have felt disappointed by God at some point. Even if you...

Time for a Devotional Break: The Rest of the Story

Born in Oklahoma in 1918, this well-known figure spent much of his early adult life making radio commercials. Moving from Missouri to...