Desire

Have you ever gotten something you really wanted and experienced excitement and guilt? You are excited that your heart’s desire has been realized. At the same time there is a sense of guilt that getting what you want is a bad thing. Is getting something we...

Child's View: Mission Trips

Mission trips: what does a child think? Do they think about them at all? I have answers to both questions. And it’s insightful! But you should know from the start that you can view this post in one of two ways. First, it is possible for a child to teach us...

When A Question Gives The Answer

This Life Lessons post answers two questions. The first question was posed in Who Will Be First? That was the first of two guest posts by Jeff Mann. And this follow-up post deals with what may be the most probing question any of us will have to answer. This simple...

Bro. Bob: Earaches, Moms and Psalms

  I want to share a word from Bro. Bob. Who is he? We met not long after he and his bride began their ministry journey. Bob came to serve the church where my dad was senior pastor. Bob was a seminary student and I was about to graduate high school. So all that...