It was one of my favorite classes—Introduction to the New Testament.  The professor, Dr. David Black, was a fascinating man and a...

John Madden is one of my heroes.    I know it’s weird.  He was a football coach and later became a famed announcer.  His voice lives on...

I try to say yes as much as I can.  I think most parents are like that.  Yet, at the same time, it is O.K. for a parent to say no.   Far...

I was listening to a man tell a story that stuck with me.   He is a pastor, and he is a pastor of a particular kind.  He is the kind of...

I can still remember the sadness on his face.  I have no doubt he loved his son, but his profound disappointment showed through. It was...

“When you allow your children to struggle, you set them free.” This is the difficult-but-true message Keith McCurdy desperately wants...

by Dr. Shane Arnold Ray Ortland is a pastor/theologian I have respected from afar for some time.  He is a solid preacher whose sermons...

The best speakers have a way of shocking you with the unexpected. I will not soon forget hearing a sermon on Genesis 3. That’s not...