Individual rights versus collective duty. I heard that phrase a few weeks ago and it’s been rolling around in the back of my mind. If I have learned one thing during the past year since the pandemic began, it is that there is a huge divide on this issue. I’m not talking about politics at…

One of the highlights of growing up in a large fundamentalist church was a strong emphasis on family. From marriage retreats, to women’s conferences, to the Sportsman’s dinner, there was no lack of training and equipping times. But every year, there was this awesome event called the Father / Son Retreat. A big group of…

Contemplation. Reflection. Prayer. These are hallmarks of the Lenten season. Although many of us “give up something” during Lent, this 40 day period is more about what’s going on inside — the interior conversion and conversation. We examine our lives, our words, actions, and begin to release old thought patterns and behaviors. These things can…

From the time I was a little kid, we were in church. My parents jumped right in after their conversion to Christianity. So every Sunday morning we were there for the Sunday School hour, the Church hour, then back for the Sunday night service, and again on Wednesday nights for the midweek prayer meeting. Since I also attended the…