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“God Is Good” — The First Message from a Wounded Airman Behind Enemy Lines

A F-15E was shot down on Good Friday over Iran during the recent Iran war. The pilot was rescued pretty much immediately. But the second pilot…

Faith in WHAT?

I have the choice to accept what the physical or mental realm is telling me, or I can agree with the Bible which literally tells me that I am as perfect as Jesus is right now.

Like a Palm Tree

Gold Bar or Chocolate Bar?

A bar of gold is worth the same amount, whether it’s polished perfectly or scratched and dirty. It is the same for Christians. When we are doing amazing in life, it’s easy to feel like a million bucks. But when it feels like everything is getting sucked into the toilet the easiest thing to do would be to go with the flow.

That's What I Thought

I had to learn that my thought life is what controls my emotions, my energy levels, my physical health, my attitude, and my receptiveness to compliments and insults.

What Truly Matters? A Question Grief Refuses to Let Us Ignore

Few things in life are certain except, as the saying goes, death and taxes. Yet there is one certainty even more absolute: nothing material or self-made crosses into eternity. No gold, no silver, no bitcoin. No earthly accomplishments. Even our good deeds, if done apart from faith in Christ, carry no lasting weight.

The Best Investment: Giving with a Joyful Heart

As an investment and financial professional, I often have friends, family, or acquaintances pull me aside to talk money. We dive deep into the weeds: Will gold keep rising? Is the stock market overvalued? Can you help me trade options?

Tragedy That Transforms: Echoes from the National Prayer Breakfast

This morning at the White House National Prayer Breakfast, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee shared a moving testimony about losing his wife years ago. His words hit close to home: “The most tragic days of my life were strangely becoming the most transformative. What happened to me, I would never want. But what was happening to me, I would never trade, I began to believe that to the degree a man was broken, he could experience wholeness. To the degree a man experiences sorrow, he can know true joy.”

When Good Choices Pull in Opposite Directions

Every day we make thousands of decisions. Most are small, automatic, handled effortlessly by habit and past experience. Part of becoming an adult is building that internal library of practiced responses: thousands of situations where we already know exactly what to do.

From a Dad’s Limited Arms to Our Father’s Perfect Hands

As a dad, when my children rely on me and believe I can do anything for them, it puts tremendous pressure on me to perform. Their trust inspires me to step up in every way possible.

Pressed for You

What a Brother we have; that He would think of us before Himself. The dust of the earth or the Son of the Eternal God? He chose you.

Dream Comes True - Make A Wish Foundation

Make A Wish Foundation gifted our family of eight an absolutely amazing trip to Orlando, Florida. It has been for years, we had the pictures of Disney’s World on our refrigerator. Whenever, our kids wanted something, we would remind them, we were working towards Disney’s. Automatically, everyone would be refocus again.

Empowered to Change

Reading Bringing Out the Best in People by Alan Loy McGinnis reminded me: The more we pressure someone to change bad behavior, the less likely they are to comply.

I Am He Whom Jesus Loves

It was in the upper room at the Last Supper, and Jesus had just told His disciples that one of them would betray Him.

In Loving Memory of Jessica

Four months ago, our daughter Jessica went home to be with Jesus. She spent a third of her life battling cancer and grew up with periods when even basic needs like complete, nourishing meals were hard to come by. Yet she lived with remarkable joy and purpose. Jessica’s faith in Jesus was extraordinary and unshakable. Her radiant smile and quiet strength, even in pain, drew love and comfort to everyone around her.