Let’s Be Reasonable (and stay in the boat)

It must have been a terribly scary experience for those men in that storm. They had been rowing and pushing against the wind and waves all night, and by three or four o'clock in the morning, they were still only half way across the Sea of Galilee. And they were here only because they had … Continue reading Let’s Be Reasonable (and stay in the boat)

There is No Such Thing (or, You’re Not Allowed to Believe That)

“Billy Bixby was rather surprised when he woke up one morning and found a dragon in his room. It was a small dragon, about the size of a kitten…” My wife and children introduced me to a great little book called There is No Such Thing as a Dragon by prolific author and illustrator Jack … Continue reading There is No Such Thing (or, You’re Not Allowed to Believe That)

A Word to Young Men

Recently I made a statement to my family, and my fourteen year old nodded pretty vigorously. If you can get a fourteen year old to agree with you, then you may be on to something. I said, "Men are born conquerors. You may have noticed." Many young men today are aimlessly wandering through life without … Continue reading A Word to Young Men