Oct
26
2023
My husband Shann was speaking recently to a group of people describing his life before Christ came to him with healing power. He had been a lonely child, so afraid of the physical darkness, he was afraid to...
Oct
12
2023
I was talking to a woman about our family’s mealtime conversation and daily spotlighting. She looked skeptical. “What if you had a sullen child who didn’t want to respond?” she asked.
I was surprised for a minute. I pictured our...
Oct
05
2023
I have heard two sermons now on the devil. They are both wildly confusing and humbling stories. The first is about Job. Satan demands to sift Job like wheat, to crush his faith and get him to curse God....
Sep
21
2023
I read a wild verse that I hadn’t noticed before. It says, “Do not rejoice and gloat when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles, Or the LORD will...
Sep
13
2023
Sometimes, I write messages to myself when I am in the middle of a crisis. I keep them as reminders that this painful moment will pass. Like the travails of labor, this suffering will lessen and by God’s ...
Apr
20
2023
During staff prayer, we selected words we needed for our week. A few staff members chose the word, “Energy.” One of the people I love is a man named Danny Beard who worked at NBC Camps for many years....
Aug
08
2022
One of the best skills Dad gave our family was the family meeting. Before an event, this meeting time was crucial to outline the expectations of the family and each other. Dad knew unfulfilled expectations were one of the...
May
31
2022
When I look back on my Dad's Words of Hope, I am proud of the work he did, which wasn't so much the words of hope he wrote but the words of hope he lived. We can be inundated...
May
30
2022
In the book of John, we have this definition of love, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lays his life down for his friends.” In this brief definition, we have the image of love involving...
May
27
2022
One of the most famous lines at NBC Camps was a question Dad asked. He would ask the campers, “How’s your PMA?” They would jump up and respond, “Boy, am I enthusiastic.” PMA stands for positive mental attitude,...
