One of my favorite board games to play is Risk. I love strategy-type games and the competitiveness that comes with it. Relationships are definitely stretched during this game. If you've played it before, you know what I mean. It is a game where you have to conquer the rest of the world against the people you are playing against. There is only one winner, and you have to choose when you want to for...  Read More

When I think too deeply about the state of our world, I begin to panic. I feel a heat rising in me that ushers in anxiety and this feeling of doom. To look around and see such chaos it just feels that it is so dark and heavy that waiting for God to show up just seems impossible. I am only 32 but I feel like I have seen such awful things in my lifetime, and it doesn’t feel like it will ever get any...  Read More

It’s that time of year, October is here, fall is in the air, the mornings are cooler, and most Michiganders appreciate the changing colors observed in the natural scenery around us. Our God-given human senses are an amazing thing we’ve been gifted to perceive and experience the world around us. The smell of a cup of coffee in the morning can bring a smile to your face. The creaking of a cabin door...  Read More

When I was in college, we played the funniest joke on one of our roommates. He came back from work one night, and he was exhausted. He quickly jumped into bed; it was almost midnight. When he did, I looked at my other roommates, and I told them that I had a dastardly idea. In the next few minutes, we proceeded to set his clock for 7:00 AM and trick him into getting up for class at midnight. He was...  Read More

Main Point and Overview:When life is good, it becomes increasingly easier to ignore God. There is money in the bank. Our kids are achieving in school. Our spouse is happy with us. Life is good, and we don’t need God! Now, we would never say that; it’s just that we start behaving this way. This is the exact trap that Joshua and the leaders of Israel fell into…headfirst! They were coming off of reso...  Read More

Have you ever said to yourself “If this one thing happens, then it is meant to be, and God wants me to have it”? That phrase could be, “If I am meant to have a donut, even though I am on a diet, my favorite one will be in the box” then look through 5 boxes to find one, or “If I am meant to buy that expensive item, the one you know you shouldn’t purchase, it will be in stock at the store”. Then you...  Read More