Wednesday, October 15, 2025
For 15 years, I was a baseball umpire (spanning all levels from T-ball to NCAA Division III). My dad got me into it when I was 13 years old. One of the most important lessons he taught me was to be the calm one on the field. My dad told me I was never going… Read more
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it (Hebrews 13:2). The weather was hot, and the streets were windy and crowded as we made our way through the village in search of a specific location. I was on a short-term visit to Pignon, Haiti,… Read more
Monday, October 13, 2025
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him, he endured the cross, scorning its… Read more
Saturday, October 11, 2025
All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us (Hebrews 11:39-40). My dad—despite being 6 feet, 4 inches tall—was “Mr. Parallel Bars” on his high… Read more