June 12, 2024 It is 6:54 AM, and I am sitting here with Lee, Mel, Jim, and Jason while Cheryl is working in the kitchen, whipping up a...

I have lost countless brain cells, mindlessly scrolling through social media, and Copper Center, Alaska, has imposed a fluctuating ban on...

It is currently 52 degrees in Copper Center, and the buzzing of mosquitos sounds like a Honda motorcycle flying down the highway. Welcome...

Happy Birthday, Daniel. There is no getting around this. I went to bed wondering what I had gotten myself into, and it wasn’t for the...

But First, Pray As I write this, I am less than 24 hours from a ridiculously early morning flight to Anchorage, Alaska. Please pray for...

The honeymoon was over. Save for a copy of the Financial Support Request Letter, the emails from Mel came to a screeching halt with all...

Top Hill, Jamaica, and Copper Center, Alaska stand like goalposts in the Northern Hemisphere, with roughly 4,500 miles between them. And...

There is no easy way to define the wonderful complexities of a modern teenager, so it is practically impossible to find a statistic that...

Comfortably sandwiched between my Church Peeps, I sat in service, feeling chastised. But it wasn't because of a grievous transgression....

Star Log: March 29, 2017 We piled into the Family Ford and drove five hours to one of the most forgettable places on a Pennsylvania map....

Once upon a time, a family with a new baby or someone recovering from a sudden illness, could count on 10 varieties of casseroles...

The call came on a Saturday. I have stage 4 colon cancer and the doctor said I have 11 months to live.  Shock—oh my God; disbelief—that...

In the geographical center of Living Water’s Worship Room at 9 AM Sunday service, you will see a microcosm of the future church, and its...

When we think of David – the biblical David – what comes to mind? Certainly shepherd, poet, warrior, giant-killer, and king. He was an...

Imagine a scenario: A 3rd grade classroom, the teacher is busy at her desk helping a child, and the rest of the class is hanging out...

If there is one ministry that encapsulates the spirit of Jesus feeding the five thousand, it is the Oasis Food Pantry. In existence since...

Nehemiah 1:3 “They said to me, ‘The remnant there in the province, who had survived the exile, is in great trouble and shame. The wall...

On any given Saturday, in the snow, heat, or driving rain, from 7 to 8:30 AM, you will find people from Living Water, serving their...

Without going down the airless hole of gender stereotypes, several studies suggest that women who step into an auto repair shop are more...

I am (depending on your definition of it) a fraud. In early September as I sat down to write this blog, I was ready to confess that I had...