WEEKLY DEVOS
Simple Faith: This New Kitchen May Cost Me Something…
Marilyn and I have been happily married for over 47 years. Throughout our relationship, I’m the one who usually shakes things up with announcements like, “I’m thinking about starting my own business”, or “I believe we should start a new church in Lancaster”....
Simple Faith: Tip: Never Tell My Mom You’re Bored!
I recently visited a young mother with two children—a boy who I’d guess was 9 or 10 and a daughter who appeared to be around 12. It was a pleasure being in their home. The kids were polite—they looked me straight in the eye and answered my patronizing questions about...
Simple Faith: Two Different Sons
Marilyn and I are very proud of our two grown sons. They are close in age, only 18 months apart, yet have completely different personalities. We’re grateful they’ve maintained a wonderful camaraderie as they’ve grown into manhood. Like most siblings, they are...
Simple Faith: Nine Men is Not Enough
A modern-day parable… There was once an old guy named Marvin (the hero in this parable), who in his late 60’s, was terribly out of shape. Determined to recapture his youth, he followed his heart to the YMCA. Wearing faded sweatpants, a wrinkled tee shirt, and the only...
Simple Faith: There is Power in a Name
It was dinner time and the restaurant I’d chosen was teeming with hungry patrons. The din of clatter and conversation had reached full song. The corporate designers of this restaurant chain had intentionally chosen seating arrangements that allowed for an open...
Simple Faith: Steeples Point to God
Imagine with me, an early farmer working his field. Exhausted, he reigns his plow horse to a halt. With a straw hat in one hand and a red bandana in the other, he squints into the bright sun and mops the baptism of hard work from his brow. Perhaps inclined to curse...