Lyndal Dale What foundation are you building your life on?  Many people seek public opinion as a foundation for determining their success or failure in life. We want to know what other people think, and that often determines our course of action.  There are companies who specialize in trying to poll public opinion and report […]

By Kendall Lowe On one occasion, as a young boy, I found myself in a rough situation with my older brother. He was on the computer playing a game, and I was watching over his shoulder. My brother, of course, didn’t appreciate that and told me to go away. However, being the kid that I […]

By Kendall Lowe We sing a song in Sunday worship, in our Bible classes, or just when we are in a spirit of gratitude. “Thank you, Lord, for loving me, and thank you Lord for blessing me. Thank you, Lord, for making me whole and saving my soul.” This is a lovely song about offering […]

By Kendall Lowe On April 26, 2003, a man named Aaron Ralston went hiking alone in the mountains in Utah. As he was hiking through a canyon, a boulder came loose and fell on him, pinning his arm against the canyon wall. He hadn’t told anybody that he was going, so no one would have […]

By Kendall Lowe When I was living in the Dominican Republic, I taught Bible to a class of high school juniors at the Christian school. These kids come from a mixture of homes and houses, but all of them would have been considered “poor” to any of us. In that class I got to a […]

By Kendall Lowe Our culture is one of instant gratification. Dozens of weight loss and muscle building programs revolve around the premise, “Get results NOW.” I personally tend to give up on myself quickly if I don’t see results in the time I expected. Because our culture is telling us that we can get instant […]

By Kendall Lowe The Bible constantly speaks of “blessing those who persecute you” and “rejoicing in our persecutions”. However, most of us today in this country when asked if we are being persecuted would answer “No”. We don’t feel persecuted for our faith in our daily lives, and sometimes we shame ourselves into thinking that […]

By Kendall Lowe Have you ever seen a movie where something incredible happens or is discovered, and within a matter of minutes people are over it or are completely okay with it? The existence of robots, aliens, or talking animals is revealed and all too soon it’s as if this had always been a normal […]

Kendall Lowe How many of us are afraid of the dark? If not, how many of us in a certain situation would be afraid of the dark? Being alone? Being lost? The dark can be a pretty scary place for just about anyone. My least favorite part about being in the dark is that you […]

Kendall Lowe Imagine being on a football team. You have fought your way through a tough season and found yourselves at the championship game. The coach brings you all close into the huddle to prepare you to take the field. He reminds you of the accomplishments you made this year; where we’ve come from and […]