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I had the opportunity to speak in Newcastle upon Tyne last month, and I will tell you more about that in a future column. Cindy and I decided to combine the ministry in the UK with an extended holiday in Europe, a second honeymoon, if you will. So after four days in London and the … Continue reading Unexpected blessing in Edinburgh

I just finished reading Ben Carson’s book “America the Beautiful” and will share some of it with you as we reflect on America’s 237th birthday. Ben Carson is the most famous brain surgeon in the world, a black man who grew up in Detroit and was raised by a single mom in abject poverty. He … Continue reading What makes our country great

A young lady was sunbathing on the beach when a little boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, came up to her and asked, “Do you believe in God?” She was surprised by the question but she replied, “Why, yes, I do.”   Then he asked her, “Do you go to church every Sunday?” … Continue reading How do we make important decisions?

Jeff Akin found out he had Type 1 diabetes on a Thursday afternoon in the spring of 2002. Four days later the Ironman World Championship committee notified him he had been selected in the lottery to compete in Hawaii.   “I couldn’t swim, and I didn’t own a bike,” Jeff said. The Ironman competition in … Continue reading From Type 1 Diabetes to Ironman

“It’s a good thing for kids to have daddies. They protect them.” Those words were spoken by my 3-year-old grandson, Blake, to his father. In a world increasingly losing its mind about the importance of fathers, leave it to a toddler to cut to the chase.   Ken Canfield writes, “The current and conservative cost … Continue reading Dads are Plan A with a powerful backup

While speaking at a conference recently, I talked about preparing our children to leave home. I shared about Hannah, our oldest daughter, who spent this past year away at Regent University, and is home for the summer. Then I said, “She’s still my baby girl.” After the workshop, one woman lingered at the book table … Continue reading There’s nothing like a godly grandmother