Both my parents served in our nation’s military during World War II.  My mother was a communications specialist for the Navy in San Francisco. She relayed secret messages to and from Washington D.C. and the Pacific Theater. In this case, the word theater means area of battle. My father served in the Mediterranean and European …

Sears used to be the world’s largest retailer. They are still in business, but are like the old gray mare—they ain’t what they used to be.  Did Sears executives think the internet was a fad? Did they think people would always shop at malls? Who knows? One thing is clear. Instead of fighting for their …

She was a great American, I will tell you that.  She risked her life to save slaves in Antebellum America. (Antebellum means before the Civil War.) Her first mission was all about saving her family from being split up. She was about to lose them. The owner of the plantation was going to split them …

My mother used to have a typewriter. It was portable and came in a forest green carry-case, like a small suitcase. You had to open and detach the top of the case to use it. The typewriter was attached to the bottom of the case. In high school I learned QWERTY, the official way to …

Do you have a fear of evangelism?  Don’t know what to say? Don’t know enough? Afraid of offending a friend? Not good at answering theological questions? Or maybe it’s something else. Fear easily stops action… or initiates it. Some fears are life-threatening. Other fears are merely an inconvenient detour to your goal.  When I was …

At the beginning of His ministry, Jesus gathered His disciples. Andrew and Simon Peter were first. He said to them, “Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.” They followed, and the rest is history.  At the very end of His ministry, Jesus commanded His disciples to, “Go ye therefore, and teach all …