Three Prayers Leading Up To Christmas

December 4, 2020 Father-God, In your story that began at Creation, included an unfortunate Fall, continued with life-saving Redemption and looks forward with hope to Restoration – in that story – there’s a significant episode of a Baby being born in Bethlehem.  Father, in such an incredibly stressful and hectic season for some of us,…

Teaching for Transformation

Teaching for Transformation Many of you know by now that I love hanging out with little kids. Time at the bus drop-off is even more fun than board meetings. When I get to know a child a little better, I try to make our conversations more meaningful, more thought-provoking. I might ask a boy about…

Where Do We Fit?

When reading Luke’s account of the Christmas story, it’s easy for me to picture the many Christmas programs I’ve participated in and watched over the years.  “In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree …  “She placed him in a manger because there was no room in the inn.”  Not quite as familiar to most…

2020 – A Year of Jubilee

“The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is Mine and you are but aliens and My tenants.” God, speaking to Moses, as recorded in Leviticus 25 I started my career in 1977 teaching high school math at Central Minnesota Christian School, in Prinsburg, MN. I remember proudly signing my first teaching contract and agreeing…