Biblical Education

First Sunday of 2025… let’s start here… “Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure – pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.” (Luke 6:38)  The Message paraphrases that verse this way… “Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back…

This is week 9 of our study through Daniel. We’ve learned about how Israel was taken into exile. Babylon came in and slaughtered innocent people, desecrated Israel’s temple, and took captive Israel’s best and brightest… hoping to mold them into their image, into their liking.  We’ve also learned about how God showed up for them despite being foreigners in a strange land … in the fiery furnace, in the lion’s…

Life in Chaos: Daniel’s Story and Ours Growing up, Garth Brooks’ music was everywhere, and one song that always resonated with me was “The Dance.” The lyric, “For a moment, all the world was right,” is something many of us can relate to. Before life took a dramatic turn, Daniel might have said the same. But soon enough, his world was turned upside down. He was taken captive, forced to…

The headline read… “Fairy Tale Princess Story Turns Sour After Newlyweds Lose Money.” A sad title that morning in the Daily Herald in Chicago. A newlywed couple had left a black-zippered case on the roof of their car as they sped away from their wedding reception to begin their honeymoon. The case had all their wedding gift money; in it $12,000. By the time they reached their destination it was…

There is a hierarchy when it comes to hotels…  During our short time on the mission field, we had the chance to come back for a few weeks each summer to update supporters, do some fundraising, and visit family and friends. The flight plans took us to a couple of places typically… but the most common was a stop in Miami. One time we had an extra-long layover, so instead…

My daughter, Selah, is kind of obsessed with babies right now. It’s kind of funny… like she’s got a little baby that she carries with her everywhere… to bed, to the breakfast table, in the car, at the park… she loves little baby “booboo.” She’s about to be a big sister, so we kind of wish that was the game she was playing at all times… like helping little sister…

Have you ever heard the story of four Navy SEALs who faced a decision that changed everything? If you’ve read the book Lone Survivor or seen the movie, you probably know the names of these men: Mike Murphy, Marcus Luttrell, Matt Axelon, and Danny Dietz. These four SEALs found themselves on a remote mountain in Afghanistan in June 2005, tasked with gathering intelligence on a Taliban leader. They were supposed…

Introduction  2024 is not far from coming to a close. And living in 2024 means that we recognize that our world is changing… or maybe better said… we live in a world that has changed. And I I know this sounds a little cliché maybe… but I think its true that the world is not what it used to be.  I’m a Colorado native… a fairly young man… I got…

Colossians 3:18-25 – The Family Deficit INTRODUCTION An expert economist once wrote in The Washington Post… “Along with the budget deficit, we have a family deficit… We’ve learned that what good families provide cannot easily be gotten elsewhere. For the nation, this is the deficit that matters most.” I think he’s on to something…  A pastor took up a new ministry in a small town and he started by visiting…