She saunters with seductive purpose in her stride. Lips pouting, eyes sparkling. She glides toward me. She is beautiful. Breathlessly, I stand unsure of what to do. My heart races, sweat begins to bead along my forehead. The breeze rustles my hair, bringing the...
Growing up, I remember being one of the only kids in the neighborhood without a television. “What in the world do you do,” was the common question my friends asked me. Well, I played in the woods for hours, built forts, played basketball, rode bikes, and...
When a snake slithers out from the nondescript foliage in the woods, your entire body responds to the sudden fear of the snake. This fight-or-flight response is an Amygdala Hijack*. Your heart rate and blood pressure increase, causing you to breathe more quickly,...
In a book I read recently, the prism was turned, which allowed me to understand the plight of church attendance in a whole different light. This book, bringing me through the ’50s and into the ’60s and ’70s, captured a phenomenon that began to occur...
Perhaps you have sometimes struggled to pray and wondered: “Does my prayer work?” Well, something from a story found in II Samuel and a figure named Hushai has caused me to push through those thoughts and engage in a daily habit of prayer. It is very...
Many reading this will be surprised to learn that the Apostle Paul did not have the Four Gospels when he began his ministry following his encounter with Christ on the Road to Damascus around AD 35. The newly inaugurated Church did not have anything they utilized as a...
