As many folks know, I operate a non-profit ministry for children. One part of my job is to raise funds for campers that can’t pay full...

Is there a time to get angry? Is there a time to get angry? And is it wrong to NOT be angry when certain things happen? Lately I think I...

He’s never in a hurry—get used to it……… When Jesus good friend, Lazarus, became deathly ill, Jesus waited at least five days before He...

Dear Friends, Moses begged God for the chance just to see the promised land. As I read it I thought to myself, ‘after forty years in the...

Dear Friends, Moses begged God for the chance just to see the promised land. As I read it I thought to myself, ‘after forty years in the...

Dear Friends, Luke 19:47 “Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were...

While on a trip in Uganda, my brother, Tim, told me of a memorable encounter  in the countryside. He and some other missionaries were...

The Vineyard According to Saint Luke, Jesus prayed all night one evening and made it “habit” to rise early in the morning and find a...

The Vineyard 25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they...

Dear Friends, When things begin to stand still and I don’t see the  “change” and “progress” I think is required-despite my best efforts...

Dear Friends, I prayed to God for encouragement this past weekend, and that Sunday I was asked to accept a foster-care child in need of...

The Vineyard Dear Friends, Jesus said more than one time, “Ask for anything, believing, it will be done for you”. How many times have you...

The Vineyard Dear Friends, I was reading in the book of Numbers recently about the Israelites in the wilderness with Moses. The bible...

The Vineyard Dear Friends, Psalm 51 “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot...

The Vineyard Dear Friends, Why did people flock to hear John the Baptist preach? Why did the religious phonies of his day also come to...

The Vineyard Dear Friends, I resent pride in others, or how easily some wilt when they are ignored, and how some others just “give up”,...

The Vineyard Dear Friends, When the pressures of life start to fall upon me—-or explode around me—-I find myself crying out for rescue. I...

The Vineyard Dear Friends, I am looking a bit more carefully at some of the important words of the New Testament, and this past week I...

The Vineyard Dear Friends, In the third chapter of Matthew we’re told about Jesus’ cousin, John the Baptist. The Bible says that, “In...

The Vineyard Dear Friends, Being ignored is worse than being disliked. I can’t think of a more unkind thing one person can to do another....