by Joel | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog, Humility |
I am a Christian and a political conservative. As a Christian, I identify as an Evangelical. Currently, Evangelicals and I are taking some time off. We still love each other deeply and hope you will give us privacy during this painful time. One of us, I won’t...
by Joel | Mar 24, 2020 | Closer to God, Humility |
Seven years ago, about this time of year, my wife and I shuttered our business and filed for personal bankruptcy. We lost most everything. Business. Home. Cars. I’m thankful for the experience now, but those were dark times. “What occupation and income do you expect,”...
by Joel | Oct 25, 2016 | Blog, Grace & Truth |
“Government” is on everyone’s minds these days. In Old Testament prophecy, we read that a child is born to us, upon whose shoulders the government of God will rest. We know His name to be “Jesus” and among other proclamations, He is the “Prince of Peace.” “For a...
by Joel | Sep 13, 2016 | Blog, Grace & Truth |
Think of a rough, swaggering Harley rider and you’ll see my friend, Kenn. As a young man, he’d made poor choices; the state of Kansas incarcerated him at age fourteen. By the time we met, however, he had already accepted Christ several years previously. Nevertheless,...