Yellowstone National Park, with its crystal-clear lake, majestic mountains, thundering waterfalls, and abundant wildlife, remains unrivaled as our family’s favorite vacation destination. A trip west without a stop in Yellowstone is incomplete. A Faithful Yet
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Before I retired from a large software company in 2020, I did a lot of international traveling. On one trip, some co-workers and I were in Bangkok. The city is home to over 400 Buddhist
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. . . Can it be all we need is love? What if living love really can change the world? Debated by theologians, scholars, songwriters, and eternal dreamers like me, the enormity of this question
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“Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up unto salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” 1 Peter 2:2-3 (ESV) Reading the Bible helps
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Sharing the good news of the gospel with others isn’t easy, but I find when I visit friends, God’s love always shows up with dessert. Valentine’s Day is complicated – especially if you are a
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This New Year has me thinking about new beginnings. Do you ever wish you could have a new beginning—a do over? I sometimes wish I could go back to when I was 17 (knowing what
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“Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” (2 Corinthians 9:15 NIV). The Gift of Gathering We had already stuffed ourselves with Mom’s traditional Christmas breakfast. After the family cleared the table and gathered in the
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The Wall, officially known as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and smaller local versions profoundly impact visitors. During this Veterans Day month, may we never forget the price paid by those who died and those who
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Lead us Lord, to Your mountain, into the deep woods where shallow pools beckon us to kneel beside still waters. This place formed by grace. Where You take us away from fear that comes in
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Do we follow the messages of the world or the example of our Savior? The contrast leaves no room for in-between. It’s a dog-eat-dog world! Look out for number one. “Therefore, as we have
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