8 Quality Characteristics #4: Effective Structures In Daniel 4, King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream about a massive tree which represents...

8 Quality Characteristics #3: Passionate Spirituality What are you passionate about? I have many hobbies that I am passionate about, and...

8 Quality Characteristics #2: Gift-based Ministry An important component of worship each Sabbath is tithes and offerings. This is...

8 Quality Characteristics #1: Empowering Leadership Recently, I was at the conference office for a pastors meeting for two days, and the...

After swimming, I went to the locker room to grab my shampoo to take a shower. While I was unlocking the combination to my locker, I...

Hyemi and I were driving around one day, and there was a dump truck ahead of us. I am always afraid of dump trucks, thinking that a rock...

With spam calls flooding our phones today, we have a tendency not to answer phone numbers that we are not familiar with. For instance...

We all know that men cannot find anything in the refrigerator. When the wife asks you to find something, that item becomes invisible and...

The cartridges in the church printer was running low, and the warning on the screen was on for a few days. I put a note in my mental...

Mary and Joseph dedicated Jesus after He was born. We find that story in Luke 2. All the first borns were dedicated because they belonged...

I had another encounter with a raccoon the other night. I was coming back from the church board meeting and the time was close to 10 pm....

It’s a great joy to see our kids grow, and also when they improve in certain skills. When our kids first started swimming, they could...

Many of you know this story. When Hyemi and I had a long distance relationship while we were dating. I was in Michigan at the seminary...

It was a windy morning, but that was not going to stop me from going for a run. The temperature wasn’t cold and I didn’t have to wear my...

Once I arrived at the church last night for board meeting, I realized that I didn’t have my wallet on me. I immediately called my wife,...

It was a good 5 mile run on Monday. My body felt well rested, the air was fresh, and I was in the zone while running. Toward the last 10...

Numbers 12 talks about a time when Miriam and Aaron complain to their brother Moses. This made the Lord extremely unhappy and He called...

As we were traveling out of state, we put on a rooftop cargo carrier on our vehicle. I tightened the holders at the bottom of the carrier...

Last week, I went to go visit a friend in the hospital in Minnesota. He was in the hospital for over 2 weeks and I only knew about it...

When I ski at a new mountain that I have never been on, it’s hard to figure out the trails and terrain. There are trail maps you can look...