Dear Faith Family, In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered," (Luke 2:1). It was years ago. My son had a vehicle that whined. That's right, whined. So, like any other "fix it" dad, I decided to google it. I was on a mission. Assuming it was the serpentine belt, I searched for a video about changing the belt on that vehi...

Dear Faith Family, And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but He was asleep. And they went and woke Him, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are perishing," (Matthew 8:24-25). So, a friend of mine was minding his own business as he hustled down the interstate recently. That is until he encountered smoke and brake lights ...

Dear Faith Family, 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to...

Dear Faith Family, Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His Name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!, (1 Chronicles 16:8). Go ahead. Read the rest of David's psalm in 1 Chronicles 16:8-36. The very presence of God in His tabernacle was the occasion for his thanksgiving. Presence. What a great concept! One we may often take for granted. On Friday morning my wife a...

Dear Faith Family, Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world, (Ephesians 2:12). Wait a second! I was working on the playground in our backyard, installing the most incredible sliding board known to man. Well, probably not. But ...

Dear Faith Family, Love is patient, (1 Corinthians 13:4). It happened again. I went. I found. I conquered. Where, you might ask? Why Walmart of course. I know, you can order online and they'll deliver your "stuff" like right to your doorstep. Or someone else can shop for you and you can pick your "stuff" up in the parking lot. You don't even have to go into the store! B...

Dear Faith Family, Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things! His right hand and His holy arm have worked salvation for Him. The Lord has made known His salvation; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has remembered His steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvat...

Dear Faith Family, For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known, (1 Corinthians 13:12). He weighed in at approximately 23 tons and measured some 50 feet in length. In comparison, she was an average 63-year-old marine biologist. On an otherwise late summer, routine dive with a pod of ...

Dear Faith Family, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress, (Psalm 46:1, 11). It started out with a bang. Literally. When I arrived at a comfortable spot on the elm tree above the grown-up cutover, I could see down to the little opening at the edge of the woods. And what to my wanderin...

Dear Faith Family, But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons, (Galatians 4:4-5). My wife with her buggy all loaded with care,And me with no purpose but just to be there. When what to my wandering eyes did appear?A give away drawing...