The Powerful Principle of Three Chairs

The Powerful Principle of Three Chairs

While in college I heard a sermon by Bruce Wilkinson that deeply impacted my life. I don’t remember the details of the sermon, but the key principles have helped me stay focused in my Christian life. Try to imagine three chairs, side by side, on a stage. Each of...

Flag Day Thoughts

If you drive through Adrian this weekend (and any patriotic holiday) you will see hundreds of flags that have been provided by Kiwanis Club of Adrian, of which I am a member. Thanks to this club for reminding us to fly the flag. Flag Day is my dad’s dad’s...

Family Matters

When my children were small we would watch ‘Family Matters’ on Friday Nights (Remember TGIF).  The star for us was Steve Urkel (“Did I do that?”).  As we head into Father’s Day, I think it is good to think of ‘Family Matters’ ...

Making Your Father Smile

I remember when my children were small and they would buy (or make) me a Father’s Day present.  They were always excited to watch me open it to see if I liked it.  And no matter what it was, I always liked it.  Do you know why?  Because it was from them. I think...

3 Reasons To Do Good Anyway

Last weekend Judy & I (with Jennifer & Savannah) ran in a 5K race to benefit the Kassie Wingerd Scholarship in Clinton. Kassie is a girl who was part of our church and died at the age of 13 from leukemia. We didn’t run because we wanted to run but to do...