Sharing the Gospel Made Simple

Sharing the Gospel Made Simple

     Happy Thanksgiving! I am sure that for you it is one of those crazy weeks of working half a week while preparing for the Thanksgiving celebration. I was reminded recently that Thanksgiving is, in many ways, like the Gospel in that we can make it as complicated or...
Sharing the Gospel Made Simple

Don’t Take the Bait!

     One of my greatest experiences fishing goes back to when we lived in Eastern Washington. I will never forget the chilly day, the clear blue-sky fishing on one of two lakes that are stocked with Lahontian Cutthroat Trout. I can still see in the...
Sharing the Gospel Made Simple

Am I Prone to Self-Deception?

     I recently watched a video of a guy off-piste skiing (backcountry skiing outside the boundaries of ski area). The videos I’ve seen are incredible as skiers are able cut the fresh snow. The exhilaration of the beauty and skiing the unknown must...
Sharing the Gospel Made Simple

Keep an Eye on the Foxes!

     It is amazing the technology that is available to us today. Most of the new cars, for instance, are now equipped with features that range from parallel parking the car to warning and even preventing a dangerous lane change or making an emergency stop. The...
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Quietly Focusing on Ministry

    Many years ago, I heard a statement that caught my attention. “The first whale to surface gets harpooned.” Now, you might be wondering where this is going but I need you to hang in there. Another variation of this saying is, “The first whale to blow gets...