What’s your favorite Bible story? Is it the Exodus? David and Goliath? Noah and the Ark? I love all of these narratives, but my favorite Bible “story” is actually fictional. It’s a story Jesus told – ...  Read More

I spent all of last week at Stanford Hospital with my friend who had major back surgery. For those of you who know me you may be asking yourself, "Oh my goodness, why would she have Laurel do that?" Y...  Read More

So many people I talk to are struggling with loneliness. These conversations have prompted me to share an experience I had as a JARON missionary in the Czech Republic in 2019. I hope my experience can...  Read More

How do you respond when under attack? Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a big movie guy. But even if you’re not that big into movies, most have seen or heard of the classic Karate Kid. One of the m...  Read More

If you happen to stop by my office anytime during the year, there’s a good chance you’ll hear Christmas music playing. I think it was during my ‘choir days’ that I got hooked on playing Christmas musi...  Read More

After Jesus’ resurrection, having already appeared to His disciples twice, Peter says to his fellow disciples, “I am going fishing.” They declare that they would go along with him also. They fished al...  Read More