From the beginning of creation God designed us all to crave and cultivate connection. From the connection between us and the Creator, to the connection between us and each other, to even the connectio...

This week brought a moment of recognition I am honored to share with the people of House District 13. I received the Defender of Biblical Business Award from the Christian Employers Alliance. Out of a...

Life has a way of reminding us that we are not in control. Storms, both literal and figurative, arrive without warning. Even for those who are faithfully following Jesus, trouble still comes. That tru...

“Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” Jesus asks his beloved friend Mary, as they mourn the death of her brother Lazarus (read the whole story, John 11:1-45). Je...

Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink of the win...

This is a great big question? I find that the simple answer is because God is so good. God is willing to forgive us, redeem us, provide for us and stand with us. God is absolutely, perfectly good and ...

The past week at the Capitol has i n c luded some long nights as l awma k ers work to move legislation f o rwa rd. This stage of session can bring lively debates as members advocate for their ideas an...

In the past three months I have lost three valuable people in my life which makes you stop and value what truly matters. First I lost my editor, Jerry, who was a key contributor to our local newspaper...

In the romantic comedy ‘Notting Hill,’ two very different people finally choose each other and build a life together. Their story moves from disappointment to devotion, ending with the promise of fami...

Do you have a dream that seems to have passed you by? A relationship that has failed? A job that didn’t work out. A door that seems to have closed on you? Then you know the temptation to quit. So, wha...

This past Sunday we reflected on the story from John’s Gospel in which Jesus heals a man blind from birth (John 9:1-41). The man is humbly ecstatic to be healed and pretty gutsy standing up to the ang...

This week has been especially active at the Capitol as oversight c ommit tees work through one of the most imp ortant stages of the legislative session. At this point in the process, all remaining Hou...

I miss the days of true creative writing – you know, when you could write a real paragraph and your readers could keep up with the story. You didn’t have to throw in a bunch of pictures or short and s...

In the Bible’s book of Ruth, Boaz has already shown Ruth extraordinary kindness and generosity. Now he wants something more—he wants Ruth to become his wife and to redeem the future for her and Naomi....

Whom does Jesus welcome to the table? Whom are we allowed to treat as “other”? “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he??” With that simple exclama...

Loneliness drains us, leaving us feeling empty and cut off from others. It’s a painful experience because we’re created as relational beings. We need other people for support and companionship. So, wh...

While you’re waiting for the perfect opportunity, what opportunities are passing you by? While you’re waiting for the perfect time, is life passing you by because they say time waits for no man? What ...

There are so many things messed up in this world today and so many things that I will never understand. Like how do people just walk away from a family pet that they’ve had three years or 13 years all...

A keeper kind of love doesn’t just meet expectations— it exceeds them with quiet, faithful kindness. In the story of Ruth, a destitute widow, and Boaz, a rich landowner, we see God’s favor revealing a...

“Return to me with all your heart…” says the Lord through the prophet Joel (Joel 2:1213). “Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven... For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” say...