Back in 2013, a horrific story was reported out of Florida of a sinkhole that opened up beneath the floor of a bedroom in a suburb of Tampa. The AP reported that “Jeff Bush was sleeping in a bedroom when the earth opened up and devoured him and part of the house. Five other people…
In December of 1944, Nazi Germany launched their last major offensive against the Allied forces, who had been slowly be steadily gaining ground and advancing their lines through northern France and into Belgium. Germany had been strengthening their lines with reserve troops and amassing a sizable force in the cover of the Ardennes forest. This…
This week, we remember a genuinely historic day that happened twenty-two years ago. My family and I were living in the United Kingdom on 9/11, 2001, the fateful day of attack on New York City and Washington D.C. by Islamic terrorists. I was serving on active duty in the U.S. Air Force as a member…
The gospel is, at its core, a rather simple message: There is one God who created everything. God’s pinnacle creation—man—was made to bring glory to his Creator, but he rebelled instead and became a sinner who stands condemned before this holy Creator God. But God in love and grace provided a way for the sinner…
There are many things in day-to-day life that are common occurrences, and then there are those times when the rare and the extraordinary happen. In Alaska, we think nothing when a raven swoops down and steals a morsel of food (i.e., garbage) from the parking lot of the local grocery store. We barely flinch when…
With Veteran’s Day just passed, I am strongly reminded of my Grandfather. My Mom’s dad did not have a very glorious military career. He did not have any commendations for bravery or skill in combat. He actually never saw combat, and yet his story is very much one of duty, love, and preparation. I have…
James 5:16 instructs us to confess our sins to one another. So here it goes. Forgive me, for I have sinned. It’s been nearly a month since my last blog post. Indeed, it’s been rather hectic the past several weeks, but with Resurrection Sunday having passed, I’ve finally come to a much needed, albeit short,…
The past few months I have been encouraged by doing an in-depth study in the Book of Daniel. If you were to ask the average believer what the Book of Daniel is about they would most likely include two stories; Daniel and the lion’s den plus Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace. These…
“In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Sovereign One sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he…
