There seems a recent upsurge (as I write this, November 2025) in young adults looking for the Lord, attending church for the first time (or after a long absence). Hurray!…
Strengthen the Seekers
Tag: culture
Heaven: It Ain’t the Morgue
Back in the 1990s I worked as a Japanese interpreter in Bellefontaine, Ohio. It was a joy to help Japanese families with parent-teacher conferences, doctor visits (even though I was…
Gifts and Priorities
At the risk of sounding like a whiner who’s just venting… I’ve written before about our possible over-focus on pets (for example: “Critter Cringe”). Then in November 2024 I heard…
Board Games—Who Knew?
My grandkids (age 14, 17, 20 at this writing) have, from the time they were very young, played board games with Mom and Dad. And I mean super-complicated games—the kind…
I Choose to Read That Because…
Let’s try a little self-test, though it might seem to be nit-picking. Step back and look at every book you’ve chosen recently, every podcast/TV teacher’s messages you’ve admired, thought-a-day card…