After I parked the company car at the construction site, I grabbed my pencil, clipboard, and hard hat. I worked for an electric utility, and I was meeting a plant engineer and plant manager about their company’s expansion. They were moving to a twenty-four-hour-a-day operation, and they wanted to discuss the location and layout of… Continue Reading
It was a beautiful May morning as the four of us headed south from the parking lot at Deep Gap on the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. We had been planning this trip for months, plotting on a map how far we would hike each day and deciding where we would camp each night. On… Continue Reading
My appreciation for having a knowledge of the truth grew exponentially when I considered the responsibility of a newborn son. Witnessing his first breath was one of the most awe-inspiring experiences of my life! Much preparation and believing led my wife and me to that wonderful event where we received a magnificent blessing from our… Continue Reading
Psalm 119 is a beautiful psalm that weaves a theme of love and respect for God’s Word throughout its 176 verses. It so wonderfully expresses the heart of one devoted to keeping God first by keeping His Word. The psalmist speaks of God’s Word, his love and respect for it, and his desire to keep… Continue Reading
Have you seen the television commercials that show how a person can research their family history on the Internet with simply a few clicks of a button? With the abundant resources online, even one bit of knowledge can lead to an exciting trail of discovery. One man was surprised to learn that one of his… Continue Reading
One of the things I love thinking about is that Almighty God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, is my personal heavenly Father. Every moment of the day, even if I fall short at times, God loves me, He is with me, and He wants to take care of me and help me… Continue Reading
Resilience—it’s a great quality to develop in our lives. When we are resilient, we have the ability to bounce back, to recover from and adjust to adversity or change. I saw this quality in motion while watching our daughters play in the ocean for the first time. Our girls took a beach ball and tried… Continue Reading
From my earliest recollections I was raised to love and worship God—I just didn’t know how. My religious and cultural backgrounds were very much intertwined. I watched as people would light candles, burn incense, stand up, and sit down many times during the service. As I grew older, things got even more interesting when I… Continue Reading
In the rain forest of central Africa, the Mongo people, the tribe I come from, have the saying “The sun never goes down without being seen.” Even when the sky there is overcast all day, the sun always comes out for at least a few minutes before it goes down. Figuratively, it’s a saying to… Continue Reading
Can you remember a time when someone showed you kindness, and it changed your whole day? Or, do you remember someone who helped you through a difficult situation by their love and encouragement? How about a time when mercy was extended to you, and this inspired you to make changes for the better in your… Continue Reading