But First, Pray As I write this, I am less than 24 hours from a ridiculously early morning flight to Anchorage, Alaska. Please pray for...

The honeymoon was over. Save for a copy of the Financial Support Request Letter, the emails from Mel came to a screeching halt with all...

Top Hill, Jamaica, and Copper Center, Alaska stand like goalposts in the Northern Hemisphere, with roughly 4,500 miles between them. And...

There is no easy way to define the wonderful complexities of a modern teenager, so it is practically impossible to find a statistic that...

Comfortably sandwiched between my Church Peeps, I sat in service, feeling chastised. But it wasn't because of a grievous transgression....

Star Log: March 29, 2017 We piled into the Family Ford and drove five hours to one of the most forgettable places on a Pennsylvania map....

Once upon a time, a family with a new baby or someone recovering from a sudden illness, could count on 10 varieties of casseroles...

The call came on a Saturday. I have stage 4 colon cancer and the doctor said I have 11 months to live.  Shock—oh my God; disbelief—that...

In the geographical center of Living Water’s Worship Room at 9 AM Sunday service, you will see a microcosm of the future church, and its...

When we think of David – the biblical David – what comes to mind? Certainly shepherd, poet, warrior, giant-killer, and king. He was an...

Imagine a scenario: A 3rd grade classroom, the teacher is busy at her desk helping a child, and the rest of the class is hanging out...

If there is one ministry that encapsulates the spirit of Jesus feeding the five thousand, it is the Oasis Food Pantry. In existence since...

Nehemiah 1:3 “They said to me, ‘The remnant there in the province, who had survived the exile, is in great trouble and shame. The wall...

On any given Saturday, in the snow, heat, or driving rain, from 7 to 8:30 AM, you will find people from Living Water, serving their...

Without going down the airless hole of gender stereotypes, several studies suggest that women who step into an auto repair shop are more...

I am (depending on your definition of it) a fraud. In early September as I sat down to write this blog, I was ready to confess that I had...

When I was 9, I became a songwriter. It may have had something to do with walking my neighborhood streets selling boxes of Christmas...

Her voice broke with sniffles, coughs, and sneezes as the Negro spiritual she sang filled the convenience store. For a moment, I almost...

One of the most underserved demographics in the evangelical Christian Universe is, according to one source, singles over the age of 40....

Aside from his quick wit and the occasional ability to misinterpret Scripture, one of the things I inherited from my dad was his...