Obedience: The Completion of Faith

Obedience: The Completion of Faith

It was fourth of July weekend and Tim and Lynn were scheduled to speak at my home church in Indiana. Having followed along with their ministry on Facebook, I was excited to reunite with them and hear about the completion of their journey on the east coast a few months...
The Funeral that Birthed New Life

The Funeral that Birthed New Life

It was early September of 2012. As the late morning sunlight cast across my parents’ living room floor, I crawled off the sofa and onto my knees. Bowing into the carpet with forehead in my palms, an overwhelmed and burdened request escaped my lips: Lord, just...
This Beautiful Death

This Beautiful Death

Isn’t it incredible that every single year God would remind us how beautiful it is to die? What kindness is that? It’s as if He’s saying, “Look here. See the majesty of the changing leaves? I’ve done all the work it requires to make...
Holding on to Faith

Holding on to Faith

It isn’t every day you see a horse walking down the street of an average American neighborhood. Two-ton machines on four wheels with headlights and loud music don’t turn any heads except to get out of the road. But a thousand-pound, four-legged clopping...
Stepping Out

Stepping Out

The majority of those who read this currently have a fairly predictable way of life. You have a regular place that you sleep every night, and a job that takes up most of your time during the day. You have a family that you come home to, friends you make time for, and...
Beginnings

Beginnings

If you’ve been around the internet much these days you may have noticed by now that there are more than a few articles to read. Apparently one of your many clicks online right now has brought you here. I hope your stay with me is worthwhile. So many in society...