I had the honor of having lunch with former NFL Quarterback Tim Hiller last week. He is the author of an excellent new book called Strive: Life is Short. Pursue What Matters. As a college football fan, I first became aware of Tim about ten years ago when he was the Academic all-American quarterback for […]
The Legacy of Zig Ziglar
Thinking of Zig Ziglar on his birthday today, who passed away three years ago this month. I was just a kid when I first heard him speak and he caught my attention because of his funny sounding name (In fact, my dad wanted to name me “Logan McLogan” but mom talked him out of it). […]
Faithfulness
Thinking about the word “faithfulness.” A faithful person is trustworthy and reliable. Faithfulness is commitment to someone or something. Faithfulness refers to this quality of being faithful and loyal. A patriotic person is full of faithfulness to their country. Someone who works at one company for decades has faithfulness to that company. So to be […]
To Good to be True?
What I love about the original Bible story of Noah itself are a couple of things: Genesis 6:8 (NKJ) states “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.” This is very significant because it’s the word “grace” appears for the first time in the Bible. In the New International Version we read that […]
Moving the Gun Control Debate out of Fear and Judgment into Understanding
I try to stay away from politics now and could really care less what political party you identify as. My goal these days is to share the good news about Jesus Christ, His Kingdom come, and the amazing reality of having a relationship with Him. Sometimes there are issues that arise that I have not […]
The Heart of the Matter: Love or Lust?
Sexual scandals continue to be in the headlines this year: Bill Cosby Jared Fogel Joshua Duggan Ashley Madison Dennis Hassert Charlie Sheen The issues of temptation, sex and lust are still not often talked about among Christians in church, and is certainly mostly ignored by many. Unfortunately, we […]
In Pursuit of a Simple and Deeper Faith
“The gospel is so simple that small children can understand it, and it is so profound that studies be the wisest theologians will never exhaust its riches.” ~ Charles Hodge I find that many people have the deep sense that the Christian faith it is quite complicated, but it is really straightforward. The simplicity of […]
Mom Was Right: Go Outside! The Family Time Media Pledge
I read that: “Humans are quickly becoming an indoor species with a recent study concluding that American children between the ages of 8 and 18 currently spend more than four hours a day interacting with technology. As a result, there’s no longer time for nature; from 2006 to 2010, the percentage of young children regularly […]
UnLearning so you can Learn
I have come to know that life is a process of unlearning as much as of learning. There are likely many bad habits, ideas, incorrect thoughts, wrong impressions, prejudices, and beliefs that are obstacles in the way of our seeking and knowing the absolute truth. Our schools, friends, parents, relatives, neighbors, culture etc. are largely […]
In Order to Actually Love Others, We Needed to Be Loved First
Maybe you’ve seen this highway billboard or a picture of it on Social Media that says: That “Love thy Neighbor thing… I meant that. -God.” It is referring to the Book of Mark 12:28-31 in the Bible which includes: Love your neighbor as yourself. And maybe you’ve wondered: How is that even possible? Could anyone actually […]