In Memory of Charles Colson (October 16, 1931 – April 21, 2012) Chuck Colson emerged from prison, a new creation in Christ, in 1976, my second year of Bible college.  I had no idea at the time just how much impact he would have on my life through his writings, his testimony, and his...

The movie “7 Days In Utopia,” written by David Cooke and Rob Levine, is the kind of movie that seldom finds its way to the silver screen these days: a well planned and ingeniously executed “good heart attack” that packs a punch and creates a thirst for more. Here is a...

It’s early on a Sunday morning and a rare even took place: Dad got up, made himself a Cappucchino (not just the usual coffee), made some noise in the kitchen, cranked out some cinnamon French Toast, and celebrated with his three favorite little people, the Nielsen “breakfast...

William Bennett, former Secretary of Education for the Reagan administration (1985-1988) and author of the “The Book of Virtues” and the two part set “America: The Last Best Hope,” provides a gripping critique of America’s struggle against radical Islam. In the...

“I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.” Luke 19:40 The person who spoke these words two millenniums ago is the One whose humble birth we celebrate this month once again. Let’s face it–the world makes a pretty festive event out of...

It’s December again—time to celebrate the birth of Christ and the prospect of a fresh start in the New Year. As we ponder the Christmas story, we are reminded, once again, that in spite of all the trouble and insecurities that life can bring, remarkable things can happen. Just...

Most of life consists of doing things you don’t feel like doing, and discovering later that the effort pays off in the most unexpected ways. The term “fake it till you make it” comes to mind. Though it sounds superficial, and no doubt  ‘fake’ is not the best...

I just love Kiwis (New Zealanders). Here are some Kiwi children performing a fresh rendition of the Christmas story. I think it is brilliant!

My first Olympic outreach was in 1984, just a couple months after I married Stasia. For a couple of years a call to missions had been burning in my heart. In 1982, 30 days before his plane crash, Keith Green held a concert in Long Beach auditorium. Keith shared passionately his conviction that...

The oft quoted phrase “Where there is no vision, the people perish” is something that comes to all of our minds on our lives from time to time as a compass, a friendly reminder to stay on course in our lives. These words were penned by king Solomon, the icon of ancient wisdom, in Proverbs...