Family
Our nuclear and extended families
Susan and I were fortunate to have been born into and raised in intact, loving, supportive families. We’ve all made our share of mistakes over the years, but our nuclear family has remained a rich blessing with our 4 wonderfully grown children (now with 4 matching spouses) and 7 healthy and delightful grandchildren spread around the country and thriving in the vocations and communities they’ve chose..
We love camping, hiking, canoeing, Nordic and alpine skiing, and just hanging out together. I’ve also enjoyed investing myself in photography, amateur genealogy, building websites, traveling, and meeting new people.
The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. – Psalm 92:12-15
Kingdom
We’ve just published our latest book, Kingdom: God's Reign in our Midst, the second study guide in Course 2 of The Joy of Christian Discipleship Series. As we've noted, the material in Course 2 is presented in a somewhat denser writing style and overlaps and goes...
A Passover Seder
A community group celebration. Susan and I have been hosting a home group from our church and going through the newest Celebrate Salvation study guide together since the turn of the year. It's the first book in Course 2, entitled Awakening, and we've all been drawing...
Christmas 2021
2021 has been a challenging but fruitful year of change! As the world around us continues to rock and spin, sometimes seemingly out of rational control, we’ve been holding together as individuals and as a family as best we can. Let’s leave the chaos of COVID and...
The Biblical Festivals
For over 40 years I’ve been impressed and often captivated by the consistency of God’s Word and witness in the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. He is truly the same yesterday, today, and forever! One way of tracing this thread of witness is through the...
CCHF Conference 2021
Hundreds of practitioners and students from all over the United States gather annually at the CCHF Conference to share knowledge, skills, and experiences, and spend time worshipping and seeking God. If you're serious about domestic medical missions, these conferences...
Christmas 2020
What an unusual year this has been for all of us! For so many it’s been a real challenge with real losses among family and friends, economic issues, social distancing in our scattered extended and church families, and the tensions of politics, isolation, and social...