Worthy to be unworthy

Every November, Christians in America specifically and vividly honor those Christians who suffer for their faith, even...

A Joyful Noise: More Than Merry Christmas

I wish I could remember the day I learned that not everyone celebrated a merry Christmas. I remember Dad...

A Joyful Noise: Salvation’s Harvest

September teaches Christians to never take the  significance of the small for granted. They only need to stroll down...

Time for a Devotional Break: The Distortion of Sin

Unlike any dreaded dental appointment, visiting the optometrist has never caused me concern - until the most recent consultation. When asked the...

A Joyful Noise: True Love – And Pizza

On the eve of Valentine’s Day — when Americans inexplicably conclude that those tiny candy hearts taste good...

A Joyful Noise: A Tale of Two Kitties

“Daddy, how do you catch a cat?” Lenny stopped typing. “Say what, buddy?” he called from...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: Taking God at His Word

My father was a man of his word and a man of God’s Word. If dad made a promise, he kept it....

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...

Time for a Devotional Break: Walking Shoes & Rocking Chairs

By this time next week, I’ll be retired. After 26 years of teaching, there will be no need for...

A Joyful Noise

SEED OF ETERNITY Perhaps God invented January … and February … and even early...