We all are born with Super Powers
I read this article that talks about the miraculous ability of babies to read minds! It really isn’t mind reading but it is the amazing ability to read body language and facial expressions super acutely. They can also see things in extraordinary ways, distinguishing between sights and sounds that actually diminish as they move from…
Roots and Wings
I have been thinking about so many things related to this big change that is about to take place. It is so hard to wrap my mind around the fact that I need to find a place to move our little family all by myself. It will be okay, I know, but it feels rather…
Today My son is a Man!
Son, I have a few thoughts for you as you enter adulthood. You are 18 today which means that in the eyes of the law you are a man. You can go to war, vote, be tried as an adult if you commit a crime, and serve on jury duty. I know that 18 is…
My $65 Education
This story Jim often told and it was published in a book titled “College Faith 3”. Ed by Ronald Alan Knott. Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews univeristy Press. 2006. excerpt by James W mohler. Chair, Christian Ministries Dept. Trinity Int. University, Deerfield IL As a young man just out of high school,I found the cost of…
The Hunt
Whew! What a weekend! My kids are gone (Clayton made it to Ukraine & Emily is at Hume Lake) and I am exhausted. My friend Lauren and I had a “mini-vacation today and went to the beach. It was super fun and ended with a Key Lime cupcake at Sprinkles which was TDF! I have…
17 years of Clayton! Play the Man!
Dear Clayton, I want to encourage you on your 17th birthday to “play the man”. When you are surrounded by the Enemy, when you are feeling overwhelmed and fearful, remember that others have been there before you. Joab first said it to his brother in 2 Samuel 10:12 when he took his best men and…
Lament or Complaint
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion (Ps. 137:1, ESV). How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? (Psalm 13:1, ESV) Last Sunday Mike Erre, our pastor, preached on the Worship of lament or lament as worship.…
Harvesting Hope!
I was thinking of the expression, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” and while I understand the point of this proverb, I must say I rather like lemons. Perhaps the saying really should read (for me anyway) – When life gives you manure, grow a garden. I say this because what we have been…
Another Year to Live Fully Surrendered
It is my birthday, which is like a new year. I don’t really dream or plan or set goals anymore – at least I haven’t the past few years. But as always I want this day, this year and this one life to count. There is a line in some movie that says, “Ooohhh, that…
“Once Upon a Time – 32 years ago…”
So I am not sure about how to word this: “It is my 32nd Anniversary” or “It would have been my 32nd anniversary”. My “Once Upon a Time” began more than 32 years ago at Biola, in the Symphonic Winds to be precise, and I know that love stories don’t have happy endings because love…