Sometimes, as someone once said, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Such is certainly the case these days in these former “United States of America:” for we are anything but...

"You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16:11Have you ever gone to bed thinking, “Today was a good day.”   We have...

More adults today are quietly stepping into a role they never fully expected: caregiver. Aging parents need support, advocacy, transportation, coordination, and emotional...

For the last fifteen years, I’ve served as the founding leader of a PK-12th-grade private schoolthat has offered scholarships for lower- and middle-income students. The...

 Lately if it isn’t written down to remind me, I will forget. Whether that is forget to do something or forget to take something such as medication it doesn’t matter, I’m...

It is kinda crazy that I am working on this column two weeks in advance, but this editor is taking some time off. Shocking, I know… I really don’t know how much time I will...

Ehrman’s ClaimsWe have engaged with Bart Ehrman in past articles. He has been one of the most prolific critics of Christianity over the last 20 years, and we have...

In reality, it all comes down to how we answer this question: “Who do you say I am?” Yes, after asking His disciples who others thought He was, Jesus looked at them and...

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves." Philippians 2:3If I had to guess I’d say the one thing that...

Depression is often misunderstood because it does not always appear dramatic. For many people, it looks like numbness, exhaustion, or disconnection rather than visible...

I've been thinking about Bill Shrum lately. Spring was one of his favorite times of years. It was when his flowers would bloom and "say hello" to...

OK ya’ll I am so all over the place right now, I can’t stand myself! The life of a small town newspaper editor! I have not had a weekend off in five weeks (not always...

Redemptive History Last week, we examined the reliability of the biblical text and concluded that there were three good reasons to believe the New Testament canon was a...

Anxiety has quietly become one of the most widely shared experiences of modern life. It doesn’t always arrive with a clear cause or a dramatic moment. More often, it shows...

Ever since Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, it’s been there.  What is it? “A clear-and-present danger.” Yes, God told them what would happen if...