Posts from 2026

Years ago, I was standing in a Hallmark store looking for an anniversary card when an older man stepped into the same aisle. “You too, huh?” he said with a grin. “Yes sir.” “I bet I’ve got you beat.” “How long’s it been?” “Forty-nine years this Thursday with that sweet gal,” he said, eyes gleaming. At the time, I’d been married about fifteen years. I told him he had me beat by more than three decades. He chuckled and went…

The Bible says a lot about rich people, and most of it isn’t pleasant. For some reason, I often find myself wanting to skip over those passages. Or, if I pay attention to them at all, I want to explain why they don’t really mean what they say . . . or why they don’t apply to me or the people I’m teaching. Could it have something to do with the fact that—because I have access to clean drinking water…

Today is the first Sunday of a new year, and it’s always a strange moment. The calendar changes, the pace slows just enough for us to notice, and we realize again how quickly time moves. Another year has closed. Another one has begun. 2025 was not without its difficulties, but it also carried many good gifts—moments of growth, progress, restoration, and grace. We step into 2026 in a world that still feels uncertain and unfinished, yet filled with new opportunities…