I was assigned to Majuro, the Marshall Islands for two years and lived on the edge of a 175 square mile lagoon.  I could sit in my living room and watch freighters and huge tuna boats make their way to the port.  The other side of the atoll was barely visible on the horizon.  […]

I have a lot of time on my hands this week. You see, my family is out of town, and I am here at home. Nothing wrong with this situation because we are all doing what we are supposed to do. My wife is in California with her sisters and brother-in-law attending a family wedding.

     The world has been watching with horror and amazement as the Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii.  Though it has been erupting since 1983, with social media, its power has been on full display.  Every day we see pictures and video of molten lava spewing into the air or flowing across the tropical landscape to

For 25 years you have been a spiritual example of what I want to be! Passionate, courageous, all-in, and sold-out for the LORD! Though many years my senior, you inspired me to work harder and keep going. How could I complain or quit when you have 29 years on me and are working harder than

     I scanned through our community newspaper and noticed an obituary for an elderly lady.  Since she was part of our community, I read through the notice to see who she was and what she had done.  It was a standard list of where she was born, what school she attended, where she had worked,