A few years ago when our youngest was three years old, our Bible story at dinner the other night was about Elijah. My wife makes these beef enchilada things that are really good. While our four children finished eating their…
Jonathan Edwards on the Access We Will Have to Our King
If nothing else, read what I put on bold . . . While most Americans think of Jonathan Edwards as the one who preached, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Edwards was as high on Heaven as he…
Remembering the 1972 County Fair at Keosauqua, IA
I’m biased, but I don’t think there is a better place to grow up than on a farm in Iowa. Thirty seven years ago, I won an award at the Van Buren County Fair in my hometown, Keosauqua, IA. This…
It’s Not Enough to Stop Doing Something
Suppose that you want to get rid of some behavior in your life. It is never enough to stop doing the wrong thing. In order to defeat that behavior, you need to not only stop doing the wrong thing, but…
Stewart Cink shares message of faith, golf
Reading this, I like how it turned out (even though I wanted one for the old guys). Kelly Jasper: Stewart Cink isn’t the sort to believe in good luck charms. Yet he says it’s hardly a coincidence his good friend…
Honor Your Father and Mother, That Your Days May Be Long
Ken Myers: One of my favorite subjects lately has been the relationship between the fifth commandment and youth culture. The fifth commandment seems to me to presuppose that human societies flourish most when there is intergenerational continuity and unity. So…
Let’s Hear it for the Old Man at the British Open
George Daz of the Orlando Sentinel: Dear Tom: I promise to stumble out of bed Sunday morning, get out of my flannel jammies, drink my Metamucil and cheer like crazy for you to win the British Open today. And so…
The American Paradox
The dictionary defines a “paradox” as a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true. Here is a paradox: our culture continues to get more and have less. Author David Myers call this…
An Adoption Story from Liberia
Lightning, a child of the Ahlers family, had the opportunity to share his adoption story at the Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit this past April. He was adopted from Liberia two years ago. Lightning Ahlers – My Adoption Story from…
Jesus Will Serve Us?
Incredible to turn this over in your mind a few times. Thoughts? Jeremy Carr: I’m reading through the Gospel of Luke and recently came to these verses that blew me away. Luke 12:35-37 (ESV) Stay dressed for action and keep…