If teaching children has taught me anything, it’s this: they do not care about how much money I have, how much I can bench press, or how many books I’ve read. In fact, there is very little I care about that they also care about. They’re children! They like to play and be cared for.…

If you have ever visited a hospice care facility then you will see people at the end of their life who are dependent upon others to take care of them, much like babies who are completely dependent upon others. They have no power within themselves to provide even their basic needs. Yet isn’t it true…

I remember I was about 13 years old at a church service. Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning followed by roaring thunder in the night sky. My sister uttered with quivering lips, “is it the second coming?” That experience made me think, Jesus can come at any moment. Am I ready to meet Him?…

What is faith? A sports team is struggling and the coach might tell the players, “ya gotta have faith.” A counselor might tell a discouraged patient, “I have faith in you.” Someone who considers themselves religious might say, “I’m a person of faith.” But what is faith, really? As you read through the Bible, you…

There is a cultural fascination with the afterlife. Articles, books, and movies are created en masse about ghosts, life after death, paranormal activity, and the list goes on. There are even holidays about death. Most of what is produced has little to do with Biblical truth. Why is there such an interest about what happens…

There are over 2300 verses in the Bible that deal with money, wealth, and possessions. Nearly half of all of Jesus’ parables are on the topic of material possessions. Why? Because Jesus knows that no servant can serve two masters. You will either serve one or the other and will hate one or the other,…

One of my favorite movies growing up was called “The Sandlot.” It is a story about a group of young boys who spend the summer playing baseball and hanging out together. In one scene, one of the boys holds up a bag of chewing tobacco and says, “Big Chief!” So the boys stuff their mouths…

When I first got my driver’s license all I had was Mapquest. I never even heard of Google at the time. Google Maps I don’t think even existed. I couldn’t read an actual map so before I went anywhere I had to type an address someone gave me into Mapquest, and hopefully it worked. Results…

So I have a baby boy who is very precious and I like to talk about him. Sometimes he’ll be crawling on the ground and eventually get fussy. If I give him a toy, it might not help. If I pick him up, that might not help. But if I lift him up on my…

In my teenage years I learned how to play guitar and I really wanted to start a band. It just seemed cool, with the head banging and the noise and cool sounds you could make on the electric guitar and drums. That thumping bass. The problem was that although I had the desire to start…

Have you ever had to mediate conflicts with children? As a schoolteacher, I’ve had my share of interventions. Since time is limited, I try to bring resolution as quickly as possible since I only have them for 40 minutes and there are about two dozen other children who could cause a ruckus at any moment.…

Have you ever heard this term, “out of sight; out of mind?” Meaning that if there is something going on that pertains to you but there is no evidence of that thing anywhere you look, you simply forget about it. Maybe you need to pay the power bill but the lights are on, so you…