As my Hoka Stinsons came down with each stride, they were taking noticeably longer to make contact with the pavement. Weariness definitely played a part, but was not nearly as much a factor as the 2 inches of water that had built up on the road. I had a real dilemma on my hands. I…
As I watched a close-scoring college basketball game, the camera zoomed in on a scene that transported my mind from March Madness to the mysteries of life instantly. At the center of the screen a very good basketball player stood sideways with his left arm showing from his elbow up, along with a frustrating…
I confess that I never thought Jesus would treat this woman or anyone this way. It didn’t seem to be a part of His typical nature, as evidenced by how He treated so many others who came before Him with far less humility than this woman. Of course, she was a Canaanite woman, which, if…
I’ve given some thought recently to becoming a television producer. I would like to create a series on ABC called Extreme Makeover: Church Edition. While I confess I’d never watched an episode of the original Extreme Makeover series until researching it, I’ve studied it enough to believe it would be a natural evolution for today’s…
IT WOULD BE HARD TO IMAGINE any earthly father loving his son more than Jacob loved Joseph, yet one of Jacob’s final acts could make you wonder. Joseph was special to him, coming from the womb of Rachel, the wife he adored. Jacob’s special treatment of Joseph led his sons to sell Joseph in hopes…
