I was raised to believe that God didn’t need any of our help. That God was totally self-sufficient. Independent. Could snap his...

Just back from a Sonnenberg Family Reunion 2021 in northeastern Colorado. And I have a few reflections about my family of pioneers and...

“Between April and December 1721, thousands of Bostonians contracted smallpox, and hundreds died from it. October was the worst month,...

How often do you feel helpful in relation to other people? How often do you feel helpless instead? And why does that even matter? I like...

You may have heard or read words such as “voter suppression” or “cancel culture” spoken or written within our public discourse in recent...

So one week from today Sue and I will celebrate 54 years of marriage. Got “hitched,” as we said back then, at the ripe old age of 20 on...

In this ongoing season of Easter, it’s time for me to unearth my website once again and actually post something on my blog page. You...

Have you ever had a prayer go unanswered? That is with a “yes” answer, as you trusted would happen? If not, did you question your own...

“Redeeming Gethsemane relates real life experiences to scripture to overcome loneliness and challenges us to wake up and live out the Gospe

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: “a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: “a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe...

Humanism. Per Wikipedia, “Humanism is a philosophy or a way of thinking about the world. Humanism is a set of ethics or ideas about how...

The year was 1944. Christmas. The United States alone was well on its way to 419,400 total deaths from World War II with more than...

How are you doing right now? That’s right. YOU. How are YOU doing right now? If you’re reading this, there is a fair chance you’re not...

Jesus and Lazarus. What enters your mind when you hear these two names together? How about the story often told nearer to the celebration...

First of all, I’d like to thank all of the American people who voted in this year’s election. We have apparently turned out in record...

It’s the televised Geico insurance ad that refuses to die. If you’ve not seen it by now, then you’ve done a wondrous job of avoiding...

Ever wonder why folks on the other side won’t listen to us? I do. As a Jesus-follower whose every effort to understand the biblical...

Are all of our decisions in life based on loving considerations? Yours might be, but I must admit that mine are not. Not all of my...

Here's something to think about on this Labor Day weekend of 2020. One way of discerning between liberal and conservative values in...