Blogging Through the Seasons

“I’ll close my eyes and you pray.” These words were uttered by the young student who had been the singing evangelist in the effort we had just finished in Buffalo, New York, as we sped along the New York Thruway back home, to New York City for me and on to Oakwood...

“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’” (Jeremiah 29:11). Many of us cling to this verse of hope and look for all the blessings in our...

It was a lovely, typical Southern California weekend. The sun shone bright and a light breeze cooled the crowd down as we cheered on our children in a competitive game of NFL Play60 Flag Football. Jadyn was eight years old and was the star (if there was even such a...

“Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28). During my most challenging times, many individuals have been very quick to say, “You need self-care, self-love, and to take a step back from...

Throughout the ages, humanity has wrestled with questions regarding the sovereignty and omniscience of God. Such questions are not uncommon today. The desire to find meaningful answers continues. In a fallen, sin-stricken, and broken world, tragedies and atrocities...

“When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. It is well, with my soul, It is well, with my soul, It is well, it is well, with my soul.”...