Prayer that Flourishes; Matthew 6:9-13
One of the first things I remember being taught as a child was my home address. I could rattle it off perfectly long before I started school. My parents thought it was vital to know my address if I ev...
6 Mar 202225min
Confession; Luke 18:9-14
It's been a tough week for me. First, some difficult decisions have led to significant changes at Lincoln Christian University, a place I dearly love. Lincoln has been a massive part of my life and fa...
27 Feb 202223min
Abide in Me, John 15:1-11
Norwegian preacher, teacher, and theologian Ole Kristian Hallesby was not known as a man who backed down from his beliefs. He spent two years in a concentration camp for speaking out against the Nazi ...
20 Feb 202227min
Prayer Without Words; Matthew 6:5-8
6.5 million dollars will buy you a thirty-second commercial during tonight's Super Bowl. You can bet that at 6.5 million, every word has been carefully chosen for impact and engagement. We will talk a...
13 Feb 202219min
Teach Us to Pray; Luke 11:5-13
The word for the day is “Labyrinthine.” It is the tendency to make things overly complicated or convoluted. I love that “Labyrinthine” does exactly what it defines! It’s quite anfractuous, don’t you t...
6 Feb 202226min
Who's Going With You? Exodus 4:10-17
Jerry Seinfeld once noted that most people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. This means that the average funeral attendee would feel more comfortable being the person in the c...
30 Jan 202227min
A Funeral Message for Sue Parker
Carolyn “Sue” Parker, age 78, of Kansas, IL passed away at 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at The Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care, Terre Haute, IN after a long, hard-fought battle with ...
29 Jan 202217min
What's In Your Hand? Exodus 4:1-9
Parents ask a question that prompts an almost universal response in children. You witness a toddler holding a strange item, and you ask, “What’s that in your hand?” A heartbeat later, the toddler take...
23 Jan 202226min
