Think of the best or most influential teacher you’ve every had. It was probably someone who was extraordinary in their teaching ability and who instilled in you a passion for learning. My 10th grade World History teacher was Mr Door. He made history come alive for me and I’ve loved the subject ever since.…

One hundred years ago, Charles G. Trumbull wrote a book on witnessing entitled “Taking Men Alive.” In it he says: /“If we would take a man alive for Christ, we must first of all know something about that man and his present interests. Our knowledge may be gained in ten seconds, or in ten months. But…

Wholeness has become an important word in our society. The Wholeness Movement also called the Wellness Movement has become subjects of academic study in many colleges and universities. Western New Mexico University has a Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences. The University of Buffalo has a Living…

In south-central Missouri, near the town of Van Buren, is an enormous first magnitude natural spring—the largest natural spring in the United States—appropriately named “Big Spring”. It was one of our favorite camping spots when I was in the Boy Scouts. It’s an amazing place to visit. The Spring is 80…

Isaiah 9:2 "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned." Isaiah 29:18 /"In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.and Isaiah 60:1-3 /“Arise, shine,…

In 1873, a Belgian Catholic priest named Joseph Damien De Veuster began a ministry among the lepers on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai. He had been assigned to Hawaii in 1864 to normal pastoral work with the islanders. Moved by the horrendous plight of the lepers of Molokai island, he volunteered when…

Of all the many wonderful miracles that Jesus performed in his three-year ministry this one, was perhaps, the most marvelous of all. Its shear magnitude obviously made a deep and lasting impression on the apostles. It is the only miracle which is recorded by all four gospel writers. Who wouldn't be impressed…

The Portrait of Jesus the Apostle John paints in the first chapter of his Gospel is one of eternal authority, power and glory. Jesus is the Living Word—He is the Son of God. He writes, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God," (John 1:1). But John also wants us…