ROSCOMMON, MI – One of my favorite celebrations is July 4th. I love the color, the pageantry and celebrating the fact that our country...

DETROIT, MI – After four long years, I walked across the stage of Truett-McConnell University believing that I had just finished the most...

WINDSOR, ON – On May 7th The Gathering celebrated its third birthday with a worship service and three baptisms. The house was filled with...

IRONWOOD, MI – The devil wins when people stay at home. There has been a battle for the souls of humanity since the garden. The Devil is...

ONAWAY, MI – August 21, 2017 will mark our 46th wedding anniversary. 46 years… seems like 46 days at times. Honestly, sometimes it does...

WATERFORD, MI – The Lord in His wisdom and grace gave Adam a free will. And every one of his descendants has the same gift. Throughout...

HUDSONVILLE, MI – A close friend called me yesterday and asked if I could use a quick coffee break at Biggby’s. He had something that he...

ST. LOUIS, MO (BP) – Two years ago, First Baptist Church of Affton, Mo., knew it was dying. So it sought help from the local St. Louis...

DETROIT, MI – My husband, Eli, entered the ministry after working as an engineer for 20 years. He became the Associate Pastor at First...

MIDLOTHIAN, VA – My dad was one of the youngest in a family of 7 children. His older brothers were fighter pilots in World War II or...

WARREN, MI – By the time you read this I will have celebrated twelve years of wedded bliss to my wonderful wife Mary. It’s actually been...

GADSDEN, AL (BP) – In 1995, Joey Hanner was a trucker who was about to give up on his marriage -- and he was one Sunday service away from...

FENTON, MI – My office is alongside the entrance to our beautiful Grand Rapids Home for Veterans Chapel which has a vaulted ceiling with...

DALLAS, TX (BP) – Among a sea of attendees and volunteers in the Dr. Pepper Arena, the North American Mission Board and the International...

FENTON, MI – “Diets are for people who are thick and tired of it!” I read that line in one of those humorous greeting cards some years...

FENTON, MI – Pastor Jim Marcus, the Genesee Baptist Associational Director of Missions and I walked onto the campus of the “International...

FENTON, MI – Shar and I sat across the table from our youngest son Jon and his fiancé Bonnie. They were in their second year of college...

ROSCOMMON, MI – One hour into our canoe trip and I was beginning to think maybe marriage was a bad idea. No, we were not married yet but...

BURTON, MI – Being a “good mother,” the title we as moms hope to achieve is a whole lot easier said than done. It doesn’t just happen. My...

FENTON, MI – As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be a mom when I grew up. That was my dream job--my plan. However...... life...