Morning Briefings

State of the world, August, 2021. As we look from side to side, as we watch the news, as we talk to colleagues and neighbors, we learn...

I know, I know . . . I was poised to launch into Acts 15, but I had several conversations with people who have been knocked for a loop,...

Let me point out the obvious for a moment. This world in which we live can suck the life right out of us! Just like you, I am hearing...

Acts, #51. Acts 14.21-28 No reserves. No retreat. No regrets. Six powerful words penned in the back of William Borden’s Bible from last...

I like biographies of interesting people--especially seemingly selfless people who risked a lot and courageously stepped out to impact...

Good Day! “I just don’t know what he could have been thinking!” we say as we scratch our heads about someone's bone-headed decision. But...

Acts, #48. Acts 14.1-7 Last night I was watching a first ever event in the Olympics - skateboarding! Instantly, I knew who I was...

“I know that the grace of God is alive because I am a living example of it,” he said, after I had taught the preceding lesson to a large...

It was in saying good bye to the people in the synagogue that Paul included this life-giving statement: continue in the grace of God....

Acts, 45. Acts 13.42-43 Imagine that you have just had a visit from someone you love and respect and as he walks out the door, he turns...

As they were growing up, all three of my sons had little boxes to keep special things they loved and valued. From time to time, I would...