To Kiss or Not to Kiss

To Kiss or Not to Kiss

by | Dec 10, 2023

Your team was down in the bottom of the ninth inning. A runner was in scoring position and all you needed was a single to win the game. You struck out. You longed for reconciliation for years with another person, but when a potential healing conversation arose, your...
Can a Missionary Drive a Cadillac 

Can a Missionary Drive a Cadillac 

by | Dec 3, 2023

Several years ago, I arrived in Chicago in the dead of winter to speak at Moody Bible Institute for three days. The school arranged for me to have a rental car, so when I picked it up, the attendant said, “Good news! You have been upgraded to a luxury car at the same...
You Need an Older, Bolder Friend

You Need an Older, Bolder Friend

by | Nov 26, 2023

There are advantages to being a senior.  Restaurant discounts,  a closer parking spot;  no asks me to help put the sofa on the truck when a couple is moving.  And an older person has a wealth of experience that can benefit younger people.  I was looking at an article...
The Gold Standard for Kindness and Its Cost

The Gold Standard for Kindness and Its Cost

by | Nov 5, 2023

We had hustled to get to the train station in Kiev. It was about 9:30 P.M. Rick, our missionary host, was a professor at Kyiv Theological  Seminary.  He had gotten all seven of us Americans aboard and stepped off the train to wave good-bye. We were going to...
The War

The War

by | Oct 30, 2023

The news is aflame with the war in Israel.  Hamas, the terrorist organization headquartered in Gaza, attacked Israel on Saturday, October 7, killing many, taking hostages and creating general mayhem. As of today (October 16), Hamas holds 199 hostages. Have...