Opinion "A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion" Proverbs 18:2 (ESV). Read more
God's Measurement of Success When I graduated from high school, I already had two years of college classes under my belt. Having participated in Washington State’s Running Start program, all of my prerequisites were finished, and I was ready to move to Walla Walla and conquer... Read more
Dude, Where's My Ark? Noah's ark has always been a story of God's grace and human survival — not a shipwreck of human stupidity. Read more
Why Children Leave the Church, Part 1 What shall it profit a pastor to save the whole city for Christ but lose his or her own children? While many kids grow up healthy and happy in the parsonage, many others are slamming the back door of the church as they exit to the world. Read more
Memories I open the door to his room and look in. It’s now empty, featureless, except for the telltale pinholes and shadowed outlines where framed memories once hung. Read more
A Festival of Inconsistency Several years ago I was at an International Fair hosted by the local community college where diverse groups manned booths in order to inform, convert, sell to or — in the case of the booth where I spent the most time — feed people. I had just fini... Read more
Sacred Ruts During the good old days of the American pioneers, the Oregon Trail was the best route to the great Northwest. But not for long. Better roads and vehicles provided new ways and means of transportation, ultimately resulting in travel on Interstate ... Read more
Gratefully Recovering After serving as pastor, missionary and college Bible teacher, my final 25 years in church employment were as a hospital health educator. Probably the most life-changing experience for me was running residential and outpatient stop-smoking program... Read more
