Of Grace And Dung Heaps
In a letter written some 20 years ago to a group of our close college friends, Bill Swart (Now Dr. Bill Swart of Augustana College, South Dakota) eloquently and profoundly…
The Other End Of Grace
The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed because who you are in grade school isn’t necessarily indicative of how you’ll turn out as…
“Do It”
Funny thing about God. When you ask Him for opportunities to be a blessing, He gives them to you. The trick, at least for me, is learning to hear His…
Pumpkin On A Stop Sign
It was around Halloween when I noticed it. Near my kids’ elementary school on the corner of 17th and Toledo Streets someone had put a pumpkin on top of a stop…
Still Waters
It was a glorious summer day in late July 1978. I had spent the better part of an afternoon water skiing with my high school friends, Clair, Steve, Lori, and Kristi. A…
Rock Pile
Poke around the shady groves of farms in the Midwest and you’ll find them. Tucked behind the barn or under a tree, monuments to decades of hard work and sweat. Added…
Peace
I did a Google search on the word “peace”. Guess how many entries? 432,000,000. As in million. Lots of groups out there wanting peace. There are the predictable, like the…
Honest Prayer
It was the most honest prayer request I’ve ever heard voiced in church. Marcelle and Oscar were an elderly couple in my church back in Chandler, Arizona. Their story was…
Airport Chapel
Last week I had a three hour layover at the Dallas-Ft. Worth airport. After a lunch, perusing the bookstores and a couple rides around on the tram, there was nothing to do but walk…
Shadow
It’s 8:27 AM. I’m running 5 minutes late. Grab the keys, pull the door shut behind me and hit the garage door button on the way out. The motor drones and plays the familiar tune of…