December 8, 2019 Topeka News
It may be a “Blue Christmas” for many of those who have experienced loss in their lives or who are needing support during the holidays. Blue Christmas, a service of hope and ...
Read More » November 28, 2019 Columns, Faith, Go Deep
The Bible is my favorite book. I love to read it and hear it read. It is filled with compelling stories. One in particular is about a man who had been born ...
Read More » September 24, 2019 Health and Wellness, News
The tragic suicide of Pastor Jarrid Wilson of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif., has triggered a wide-ranging discussion about stress, depression and mental health. Now the coffee company he helped found ...
Read More » August 5, 2019 Topeka News
In a news release today, Topeka Rescue Mission (TRM), says it is facing possible closure after over 65 years of serving homeless and impoverished men, women and children in the Topeka area. ...
Read More » May 5, 2019 Columns
Last month I wrote about a little boy who maintained a countenance of joy and hope, even when met with constant defeat along the way. A boy who aspires to be a ...
Read More » March 15, 2019 Columns
I have a fellow minister friend who has an effective and growing ministry to teens and college students. One of his challenges to them is to stop yelling at each other on ...
Read More » February 24, 2019 Lifestyles
This is not a February valentine column about a love between a man and woman. Rather, it is about a complex love between a father and son. Recently, my wife and I ...
Read More » February 21, 2019 News, Persecuted Church
A Christian survivor of a North Korean prison camp has escaped and now describes the horrific torture she endured for her faith and how God stayed with her through the brutality. In ...
Read More » January 3, 2019 Faith, Go Deep
This week, in January of 1792, Edward Perronet died. His great hymn All hail the power of Jesus’ name is sung all over the English-speaking world. It is a wonderful hymn, steeped in biblical ...
Read More » November 20, 2018 Adoption/Foster News, Columns, Respect Life
Being nineteen, I thought, “it wouldn’t happen to me.” Well it did. I got pregnant and became a single mother as soon as we found out. Living in my mom’s basement, I ...
Read More » September 22, 2018 Entertainment, Music, Topeka News
Danny Gokey is gearing up for his first-ever headline tour with this fall’s Hope Encounter. Also featuring GRAMMY® nominee Tauren Wells and breakout artist Riley Clemmons, the tour will hit 29 markets ...
Read More » August 6, 2018 Columns
Clay Center, Kansas – President Abraham Lincoln once said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” An ancient prayer from the ...
Read More » July 14, 2018 Columns
“I believe in God.” I have heard the statement many times in my years as a minister in rural communities across the Great Plains. The regular at the local bar, the businessman, ...
Read More » July 14, 2018 Topeka News
TOPEKA – The Journey of Hope team will be arriving in Topeka Sunday, July 15, at the Kansas Neurological Institute (KNI) for a visit with KNI residents and Topeka residents served by ...
Read More » June 20, 2018 Columns
Clay Center, Kansas – The fall of 1993 was one of the most difficult periods of my life. I was a sophomore at a Christian college, studying for a career in ministry. I ...
Read More » May 24, 2018 Event, Lifestyles
As the news of yet another school shooting saddens, yet doesn’t surprise us, the need to bring faith, hope, and God back into the everyday lives of our society is overwhelming. There ...
Read More » March 29, 2018 Columns
On this Easter weekend, if you take a few minutes and read over any local or national news, you will find disturbing stories. Like officials in a well-known college basketball program using ...
Read More » March 18, 2018 Faith, Theatre Arts
What happens when a free mind encounters negative thoughts for the first time? In the new dance production The Forest Inside, a young girl opens the door of her forest to a ...
Read More » January 24, 2018 Local, News, Respect Life
What the short life, and death, of our daughter taught us about God and ourselves. Allie Rose would have been 4 this year. She would be learning her letters, colors and Sunday ...
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