About 25 years ago, I gave a short speech on the subject of “peace”. I prepared for that speech for about 20 minutes and spoke for about two minutes. Many weeks later, someone stopped me at church and said, “Hey, I just wanted to mention that I heard your speech […]

Let us hold fast the confession of hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 Interesting. A “confession of hope”…in earthly terms? Not really worth much. I hope it’s sunny today. I hope my kids are safe. I hope I have the winning ticket. A confession of […]

July 13th is his birthday, and so I am reminded about the many reasons I’m grateful for Corey Parnell and his presence in our family. In order to keep the mush to a minimum, I’m going to bullet-point it. Just straightforward, you know? No emotion involved. Straightforward reasons why it’s […]

Maybe I’m crazy, but I think one of the biggest killers of romantic relationships is purposelessness. Seriously, if more couples would run their lives through the grid of Proverbs 29:18, we’d see so much more success. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are just a few […]

During the rule of Herod, there was a priest assigned service in the regiment of Abijah. His name was Zachariah. His wife was descended from the daughters of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth. Together they lived honorably before God, careful in keeping to the ways of the commandments and enjoying […]