BONDING WITH GOD

One of my early memories was of my father taking me to an iconic hot dog stand in Oakland, California called Doggie Diner. At the time there were Doggie Diner franchises all over the Bay Area. I can still recall the smell and taste of the hot dogs and the steam-heated...

MESSED UP WITH JOY

When your daughter honors her parents on their 50th anniversary. It messes with one’s emotions. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/2707469992737958/

FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

Not everyone can amass physical wealth to leave for the next generation as an inheritance. What we can leave behind that is of far greater value is a spiritual inheritance. The Lord told David he would not build the temple. It would be his son, Solomon, who would be...

CHASING AWAY THE MONSTERS

When I was a little boy, my father chased away my childhood monsters. He helped me fall asleep when I was afraid of what was under my bed. He walked with me on the uncertain streets of life while I was enveloped by his confident presence and love. I remember in his...

REALIZING SOMETHING GREATER

When Samson, a morally compromised man, married outside his Israelite heritage, he would be manipulated by his conniving Philistine wife to gather intelligence to use against Israel.  His parents were confused by their son’s behavior and his lack of a moral...