It’s been a week since Christ-followers around the world celebrated Jesus’ resurrection. So, let me ask you a serious question: One week later, is His tomb still empty in your life? Let me explain my purpose in asking that question. If we accepted Jesus Christ,......
12 April, 2026
If you ask me how I know, I know He’s real I could believe that He’s still with me In spite of how it feels If you ask me why I trust Him When it feels like everything has come undone All I can tell......
05 April, 2026
“Christians are boring.” “Christians never have fun.” “Christians are all about following rules and judging others.” All three statements above are often voiced by some people who do not follow Jesus. Truth be told, many believers bear some responsibility for people of faith being painted......
29 March, 2026
As I write this post on Tuesday, Green Bay and much of the Midwest are digging out from two to three feet of snow (Green Bay received about 27 inches of snow). By last Wednesday, churches in the Green Bay area began canceling Sunday services.......
22 March, 2026
A few years ago, I was part of an informal gathering of men when a friend of mine shared that he was struggling with lustful thoughts. He was frustrated because, as he said, “I didn’t think I’d be dealing with that one at my age.......
15 March, 2026
“Return of Jafar,” the 1994 sequel to “Aladdin,” contains one of my all-time favorite movie lines. Jafar, now a genie, is pursuing the heroes when he is reminded that genies can’t kill anyone. He responds with: “You’d be surprised what you can live through.” I......
08 March, 2026
Some have called Bob Dylan a folk-rock prophet for his 1962 song “The Times They Are A-Changin.” The lyrics seem to forecast the turbulent years ahead in the then-young decade. While his 1979 hit “Gotta Serve Somebody” isn’t considered as culturally significant as “Times,” its......
22 February, 2026
The story I’m about to share is a prime example of how challenges we face in life can be perceived as problems that stymie us or opportunities to be blessed by God. The choice is ours! Samaritan’s Heart Mission Church opens its doors every Sunday......
15 February, 2026
I’d like to introduce you to about 100 friends of mine. They visit Samaritan’s Heart Mission Church each week. They are as diverse a group of friends as you would ever encounter. They are from varying racial and ethnic backgrounds, different geographic backgrounds and all......
08 February, 2026
I heard this poem recently in my Bible in a year program and I absolutely love it: “Two natures beat within my breastThe one is foul, the one is blessedThe one I love, the one I hate.The one I feed will dominate.” -Anonymous (Shared by......
01 February, 2026
In the past two years, the unhoused community has become a significant presence at Samaritan’s Heart Mission Church. We open our doors on Sunday afternoon to individuals who don’t have a warm place to go during the cold weather months. As I write this, we......
25 January, 2026
I was late out of the house for a breakfast meeting this week. It was just a few minutes, no big deal. Then it happened. I’m at a four-way stop. A young lady to my left goes straight. I made a left behind her and......
18 January, 2026
“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die,” The ghost of Babe Ruth in the 1993 movie “ The Sandlot.” It’s true that many sports heroes seem to live on forever: Ruth, Lombardi, DiMaggio, to name just a few. It’s also true that a lot of......
11 January, 2026
I always get a kick out of those pictures that appear to be of different things, depending upon the angle at which you view them. It might be a young woman from one perspective, or a very old woman from another. Or maybe a horse......
04 January, 2026
I heard something recently on a Christian radio station that made me cringe…until I digested what the host had said. He mentioned that his pastor shared that Jesus isn’t really the reason for the season. You are. My initial thought was, oh boy, the last......
28 December, 2025
Here is the Final Jeopardy Clue from the episode of “Jeopardy” that aired on December 12: A 1964 review of this TV special, still played today, mentions “trials as an outcast” & “the songs of Johnny Marks.” Ramona and I were out for dinner, and......
21 December, 2025
I (and others) have said it many times before: Satan’s most brilliant and deadly tactic has been to convince so many people that he’s not real. I preach often about spiritual warfare, but who is going to fight what they believe is an imaginary enemy?......
14 December, 2025
“I Met Jesus in a Parking Lot” is a song by the contemporary Christian group Cochren & Company. It’s the story of how frontman Michael Cochren came to Christ. I wasn’t saved in a parking lot, but I did have an encounter with Jesus recently......
07 December, 2025
Many of us are still recovering from the annual overeating fest known as Thanksgiving. Others spent Thursday alone, hungry, or desperate, or possibly all three. All of us who have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior are called upon to be in a......
30 November, 2025
Here’s a little exercise for you: do a Google search for “what does it mean to meditate on God.” You will get thousands of results for “meditating on God’s Word.” Yes, it’s important that we not only read, study, or even memorize God’s Word; it......
23 November, 2025