Day 20—Acts 9:1-19; 22:3-21 [Luke’s version of Paul’s conversion to Jesus—Acts 9:1-19]  1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether [...]

As a Christian, what should I do with Christmas? Should I celebrate the birth of Jesus during this time or not? This seems like a silly question to many, but a very live question for those with a conservative (somewhat orthodox) Christian background. Let me try to explain just a little bit of this dilemma. [...]

Imagine for a moment sitting in your dorm room in college. You’ve been studying hour after hour after hour with absolutely no break. Your head hurts from being crammed full with constructive information that may or may not be useful to you in the future. The pressure is on. You know that you will have [...]

My dog is so funny.  This morning, when all was chaos, when we were trying to get our two adults and four children to their respective learning or working environments, our dog had an agenda.  She decided she needed to go somewhere too, which is not typically the case.  Usually, she walks you to the door and [...]

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie [...]

Surely everyone who has faith in God shares their faith in some way.  Some people naturally talk about their faith with others without even realizing what they are doing.  The concepts and principles of their faith are so dominate in their thinking and language that they can’t help it from seeping out.  Others map out and strategize [...]

After worship on Sunday, my wife and I decided our family would dine for lunch at our family’s favorite local Mexican food restaurant. Upon entering the authentically decorated restaurant, we were greeted by the owner as everyone always is when entering, with a warm, “Hello my friends!” Honestly, his warm welcome alone may be the [...]

My heart melted tonight when I was laying down with my daughter before lights out as normal.  I told her how proud I was that she played so well in her soccer game just a couple of hours earlier.  She smiled and then went on about how she wants to try gymnastics next year, and [...]