Prayer rhythms
When I was 23, I moved across the country, a full day’s drive away from my family of origin. To combat my homesickness, my...
Sing to make disciples
Singing is a great tradition in the church. But it is more than a tradition. Churches sing because the Bible tells us to sing....
The Halloween advantage
How should Christians celebrate Halloween? Halloween can be confusing for Christians and there is a broad spectrum of Christian responses to this holiday. I...
I said ‘Yes’ to God’s call
A chocolate milkshake with my pastor, Al Kroeker, when I was in high school sparked 40 years of ministry. He suggested I’d make a...
Detail oriented
Early in our marriage, my wife and I had a pickup truck. It was an old and ugly thing. Its paint job resembled modern art...
Super power
There is no substitute for the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. When his power is present there is no difficulty we...
Finding freedom
The talk of the town in recent months here in Saratoga Springs has been the completion of the LDS (Mormon or Latter-day Saints) temple....
The dandelion is a dandy
Between the Aspen seed cotton and the dandelion parachute seed fuzz, it was the cotton-fuzziest spring in many years. The Aspen cotton covered the...