Our summer officially began this past week with a family vacation in Montana. For the past ten years we’ve spent a week or two each summer at a gorgeous vacation home on the shore of Flathead Lake thanks to the…
Last Sunday was Mothers Day so I’ve been thinking a lot about my kids and what it was like when they were growing up. My first thought was that I was really lucky! Lucky because my kids turned out great,…
If your name shows up on a book’s acknowledgement page, you must have done something good. You made a valuable contribution in some way in getting the book to market. John – this book bears the mark of your expert…
In one of the last books he wrote, the Apostle Paul said “I’ve learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am in” (Philippians 4:11). I find that amazing! Especially when you consider his living conditions when he wrote those…
I love my work. Sometimes more than I should. Which is why it can be hard for me to unplug, even when I know I should. I can keep working long past what’s wise or healthy, which isn’t good. It’s…
Have you learned the art of getting along with others? If you’re like me, you probably still have room for improvement even though you started working on this project a couple years ago when you were a kid. My challenge…
As we launch BibleStoryBoards out into the world, we are using it at Bridges Community Church to work our way through the Bible. Yesterday the entire church began a three-week focus on the 15 StoryBoards – four the first Sunday,…
Though the Bible is the best selling book of all time, most people couldn’t explain what it’s all about. They may know some of the stories from the Bible, but they really don’t understand how it all fits together or…
Before you get too far into the New Year, I have two suggestions. As I’ve been preparing for the message I will be preaching in two days, I found these two thoughts at the heart of Haggai’s words to a…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve looked forward to Christmas every year. And not just for its connection to the birth of Jesus. Is it okay for a pastor to say that? Candidly, when I think about my…