Smart is Not Enough Many love the Bible’s book of Proverbs; its wise words offer helpful advice using catchy sayings. It often paints...

Spiritual Paramedics Needed I am blessed to know several paramedics. These under-appreciated heroes frequently provide the first treatment...

Our Nation’s Ultimate Hope This Saturday, our nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence....

Remembering My Dad, Rediscovering Our Father My wife and I spent this Father’s Day with her parents. We enjoy a good relationship with...

  A Matter of Focus  Occasionally, I come across something amazing for its simplicity and focus. Several years ago, I read author...

  The Ideal Focus In her excellent February 23, 2026, Our Daily Bread devotional, Lisa Samra wrote of a conversation she had with Butch...

  Our Father’s Help Several years ago, my daughter gave me the book, Secret Lives of the US Presidents. One story from it focused on...

  Surprising Influence In 1981, I graduated from the Moody Bible Institute, a Christian college in Chicago. While at the school, I was...

Sharing the Load In early 2007, Pastor Scott Bradford shared an experience involving his daughter-in-law and her nine-year-old son,...