I have had some limited experience training hunting dogs. While doing so I quickly discovered that dogs who don’t listen are both annoying and usually destined for pain. Yesterday I heard a man speak on obedience. His message was for all children... read more

I used to hate assigned seats in school. Then as a science teacher for 31 years I understood the value of such an arrangement. In the apostle Paul’s day, if someone was assigned a seat on the right hand of the king everyone knew without a doubt... read more

I recently spoke at a golf outing and dinner in the west Chicago suburb of St. Charles. It was organized to raise money to help families with children who are in a battle against cancer. Before being served dinner the 300 plus attendees watched a very... read more

Another 4th of July has passed. As a kid, a teenager, a young adult, a father, and now a grandfather … I have seen more fire-works than I can count. There is one, however, that gets my attention every time. In the middle of the darkness, they... read more

While eating lunch in a neighborhood restaurant this week, I listened to the conversation from a nearby table as people arrived and were being introduced to each other for the first time. Each person’s name was given followed immediately by their... read more

In my line of work I often encounter parents and their kids who are held captive by the things of this world. TV, movies, the Internet, ipods, picture cell phones, and text messages … all seem to play a role in polluting and even conquering our... read more

I taught high school Biology for many years. Biology is the study of living things. Lately I have been studying another kind of “ology”. Driving in the Chicagoland recently I came up behind a huge Hummer … and the license plate read... read more

One of my men’s small group leaders approached me with a problem. He said that there are men in his group that claim Jesus, but do not act like it with their language or actions. After the conversation I walked away thinking … “What’s... read more