I’ve found myself coming back over and over to Jesus’ conversation with Nick at night in John 3. I have realized something new about Nick’s ...

There’s a deception that I’ve come to … well, I don’t know that I actually “hate” it, but I sure don’t love it. It’s a deception, an i...

I've heard John 14:15 quoted many times in reference to obeying some of the laws of the Old Testament:  “If you love Me, keep My command...

How many times has it happened that a prophet gives a word to someone you know, and you think to yourself, “They missed it! That is SO not ...

It happened during a gathering in our home. We’d had dinner some time ago, finished the dishes together, and now we were gathered in the li...

How often does this happen to you: you’re minding your own business, and suddenly God points out someone’s fault to you? Sometimes, it’s a...

You’ve probably already figured out that my first name isn’t actually “Northwest” and that I’m not really Gandalf the Grey. This is a “pen...

There has been a fair bit of discussion among Believers recently about what it means to “go to church” or “be part of a church.”  The ...

It was late on a Sunday morning, and I was just waking up. I’d slept in, knowing that I wasn’t healthy and that I needed rest. I was thinkin...

I’m a dad. I rather like being a dad. I think I’m a pretty good dad, though I know I can do better, and I really want to. So I watch dads...

I have been approached many times in my life about an “opportunity” to join in a multi-level marketing organization. I have always decline...

Observations from 1 Samuel 17: It seems that there are seasons in our lives when maybe we’re a little more gutsy than we otherwise wou...

Our culture has grown to embrace a whole lot of technology that previous generations neither had nor imagined. It’s changed our society, our...

My friend Zelda had a scary experience a few years ago. She was driving home late from work in her Kia in the middle of winter. The tempera...