Raising and keeping the next generation
I get frustrated when people say, “Youth are the future of the church.” It is true that someday the 14-year-old will become an elder...
Our Ukrainian invasion
In April 2022, I was attending USMB Leadership Board meetings in San Diego, and I was having difficulty focusing. My mind was drifting 17...
Tell your story
It’s been reported that 75 percent of people fear public speaking more than death. I probably believed that the day I shared my testimony...
Change transforms us
Since my early teen years, I’ve harbored a more than mild interest in our feathered friends. My ninth-grade teacher had a remarkable love of...
Preserving unity, pursuing the mission
Churches are often confronted with tough situations and agonizing decisions. Opinions and preferences clash. Feelings arise. Conflicts emerge, and we struggle to resolve them....
How’s the connection?
One summer during my early teens our church vacation Bible school organizers recruited me to modernize our VBS program using a computer, projector and...
The digital soul
I love dystopian novels, from Dune to Ready Player One to other titles not as well known. While dystopian novels can challenge readers to...
Virtual worship
Some of my favorite YouTube videos are clips originally broadcast on network TV in 1995, the year the internet became widely available. The internet...