For as long as I can remember there has been a belief in the Adventist church that the “Time of Trouble” is coming! …

I watched the David Letterman interview with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine the other night on Netflix. It’s a great interview and I recommend anyone watch it; it is well worth 45 minutes of your time. Something that President Zelenskyy said during the interview has really stuck with me. …

I’ve begun to notice a disturbing trend in our society today….and it seems to be accelerating. We are being conditioned to hate one another. It seems like every time I turn on the TV, log on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, listen to the radio something hateful is being said. And the sad part…

A few years back some people from our church braved the elements and lived as homeless people for a weekend. Almost. I say almost because according to our friend Steve, who really IS homeless, being homeless is a pretty solitary lifestyle. One of the reasons Steve liked our church…

What does it take to be saved? If you are drowning, perhaps it takes the efforts of a lifeguard. If you are poor, perhaps it takes the charity of others. If you are feeling lonely, perhaps it takes the company of friends. …

How many times do you see on the news or Twitter or Facebook outlandish claims against the poor or poor people…who often have a darker skin tone than the one spewing the crazy? Creating “us” vs. “them” where those with the speaker are good Americans but “those people” are just…

Wow, the world sure is becoming an angry (angrier?) place, isn’t it? I’m almost scared to go on Twitter and I’ve never used the “mute button” on Facebook in my life! And there sure are a lot of protests, aren’t there? Yikes! The thing that is interesting to me is…

There is a lot of discussion out there about how to “reach people” for Jesus. Groups like the Passion Network, Purpose Driven, It Is Written, the One Project…each spending countless hours trying to figure out the next “big thing” that will really draw people back to Jesus. The plan events…

Have you ever gotten a gift that’s not what you were expecting? You know, like that sweater from Grandma when what you thought you were getting a new bike. But now looking back you cherish that sweater that kept you warm and don’t even think about the bike. We’ve all…