You must have heard the story: 33 miners were trapped in the depths of a mine in San Jose, Chile for 69 days and were just recently rescued – all 33 with very limited injuries.  The story has taken the world by storm, with everyone hanging on to the edge of their seats to see the ...

I have lots of hobbies – hanging out with my gorgeous wife, playing basketball (the old guys are still undefeated on Wednesday nights!), cycling, watching movies, reading, etc.  But if I had one hobby that I had to claim as my favorite it would be studying my Bible.  It’s not ...

Since the name of my blog implies that I am supposed to be honest with you, I have a confession to make: I used to hate the Bible.  Hated it.  This didn’t happen when I was a kid because I loved it then.  I was infatuated with all the Bible stories of Noah’s Ark, Moses ...

Did you watch the finale of 24 last night?  I definitely wouldn’t say it was my favorite season, but after starting out in a mediocre way the show was saved by a phenomenal ending! As a Christian you could not help but notice an overriding theme throughout the show: the main characters ...

Imagine being a basketball coach and having a supposed 16-year-old approach you, claiming he was a homeless refugee from Haiti.  What would you do?  I know what I would have done: I would have instantly taken him into my home.  And that’s exactly what Permian High (Odessa, ...