Experienced public school teacher, home school parent, and board member of private school. Pastoring since 1981. Daily hand-written note to wife, Vicki, since 1982. Two main personal prayer requests: wisdom and love. Author, including Practicing Affirmation, Parenting With Loving Correction, Practicing Thankfulness. Gold medal, South Dakota Summer Olympics Men’s Over-35 Basketball Team. Worked with and […]
“Humble yourselves.” That’s the secret. It has been there all along, but we rarely use it. “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:6-7) Fear and anxiety sufferers like myself […]
Nobody Likes the Idea of Submission I am writing this blog from overseas where my family and I have spent the last 4 months submitting to an international adoption process that was supposed to take 6 weeks. I don’t understand why it’s taken so long. I don’t agree with parts of the process, and I […]
When your son asks you in time to come, “What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the LORD our God has commanded you?” then you shall say to your son, “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. And the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. […]