“For several years he [Martin Luther] read through the whole Bible twice a year, cover to cover. He characterized his reading with phrases like “rapping on it” or “knocking on […]

On January 1, 1985 I was asked by the elders of my church to resign as pastor, effective immediately. I did as they asked and wrote a nice resignation letter. […]

Every person wrestles with making decisions. We make decisions every day such as what clothes to where, whether to check social media right now or read the Bible, whether to […]

Allen Rea, a pastor in Georgia, suggested that the repetition of “found” is a play on words by John. I love that suggestion. Notice how it brings the verse alive: […]

In June of 1986 I was hired by Multnomah Bible College to teach Greek and Bible. This required a big move from east Texas. We packed all our furniture into […]

When I went to college I chose to attend a military college. I really enjoyed being there, but there was one major problem. Whenever I and many of my fellow […]

The bedroom door slammed open and my son ran in crying. “There’s a monster on the ceiling!” “Huh?” Not again. I groggily got out of bed and followed Zane down […]

The other day I was talking with Mark and Bethany. They’ve worked here for many years. I mentioned that Zane Hodges had never worked for GES and they were surprised. […]

When I was in my late twenties I read articles and books on finances and investing. Most of the authors pointed out that if you could save just $2,000 per […]

I was studying Hebrew in Israel when another student arrived somewhat unexpectedly without a place to stay. We were in a conundrum. He was present for the course but did […]