The Great Reset

Due to flight schedule disruptions, I traveled four days to arrive on a tropical island swept hard by a typhoon. I was there to operate equipment that processes sea water into drinking water. But I confess, my primary purpose was to offer what Jesus called “living...

A Simple Hero

Chris Edmonds discovered war stories about his father, Roddie. They never discussed them because Roddie died 20 years prior. Those stories became the basis for the nation’s highest award for military valor. Former Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds received a posthumous...

The Perspective Shift

Immediately after splashdown, the four crew members of Artemis II boarded a U.S. Navy ship for evaluations. We can only imagine their relief after a successful mission and safe return. As they traveled where no humans had gone before, they saw Earth setting behind the...

Human Finitude

“You are enough” is a catch phrase of this cultural moment. It is a response to the epidemic of unfair comparisons and unrealistic expectations. It is frustrating, to say the least, to feel like a failure. But is a cliché ego boost the remedy? Do you understand...

The Foxhole Experience

Easter weekend headlines included Astronaut Victor Glover, TODAY Show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, and an unnamed U.S. airman shot down in Iran. All three faced challenges or trials with undaunted faith. Glover was the pilot of the Artemis II space mission. His Easter...

The Liberating Elixir

While I was reading Calvin Miller’s memoir, the news media reported the death of John Perkins. It occurred to me that both men learned something profound about love. Pastor Miller splashed into the literary scene with The Singer Trilogy (1975). It is a poetic work in...