Forgiving God: Why do bad things happen to good people?
Why do bad things happen to good people? In 1972, the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst was published. As you probably…
Forgiving God: If only…
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Broken Things One of my most prized possessions is an antique Philco Radio that belonged to my grandfather. That radio sits in our home in our living room. I used…
Prayer in the Garden
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Gethsemane Prayer It was Saturday morning, October 27, when the bus stopped across the Kidron Valley from the city of Jerusalem. Alisha and I began walking up the hill with…
seeing Jesus
Can You See? This past week my wife and I were blessed beyond measure to travel to the Holy Land with Passion to see where Jesus lived, loved, died &…
Be a Craig
Be a Craig. I heard this song, Craig, for the first time the other day. But… more about that in a moment. First, let me ask you this question: How…
Every Person has a Purpose
Purpose… Have you ever wondered if what you do matters? Several years ago, I remembering visiting a church in a different city. I got out of the car & as…
Lead Like Jesus: LOVE
What do you do when someone you love is lost? Parents, you’ve probably experienced this at the grocery store or some other public place. I know I have. You’ve got…
Lead Like Jesus: SERVE
On A Mission to Serve Several years ago I was on a mission trip with a group of people in Baja, Mexico where we had gone to serve for a…
Lead Like Jesus: LEAD
Follow the Leader I don’t know about you, but one of the first things I learned in school was a game called “Follow the Leader.” You remember how this game…
What if the church were like a family?
Family How do you know how much you’re worth? When I was a kid, our family played a lot of card games. Games like War where 2 people lay down…