The Mugging of Dearly Departed Grandma Betty

THE MUGGING OF DEARLY DEPARTED GRANDMA BETTY
A ONE-ACT VIGNETTE
FADE IN:
INT. LOCATION - DAY, AN OLD STYLE LIVING ROOM
WE JOIN THE READING OF GRANDMA’S WILL IN HER OLD LIVING ROOM. HER THREE CHILDREN WITH SPOUSES AND HER TEN GRANDCHILDREN ARE SEATED ON COUCHES AND OVER-STUFFED CHAIRS, ALL DRESSED AS IF THEY HAD JUST COME FROM HER [...]

Whose Property? The Sukup Family Story II

After spending several days with the Sukups, we stayed over on Saturday to join Sheffield’s pancake breakfast, parade, and BBQ. If you’ve never experienced a small town celebration, then you are missing one of America’s sweet traditions.
…and a long line of antique tractors!
It isn’t fancy; there isn’t a lot of glitz; it doesn’t come close [...]

Whose Property? The Sukup Family Story

I just spent three days in Iowa, visiting the Sukup family, their manufacturing plant and the good folks of Sheffield—population ~1,000.
Yes, I ate some of the most delicious corn you can imagine. In fact, I was so fascinated by the cornfields that it gave me a chance to meet the local sheriff! (I’ll fill [...]

USA Today Cries Over Failure to Loot Steinbrenner’s Pockets

I don’t usually read USA Today, but I’m in Florida again filming for Cross Examine and the hotel offers it for free. Today’s “Our View” editorial was on the estate tax. Here is the subtitle: “Steinbrenner’s ‘smart’ financial move reveals stupidity of inaction”.
In case you missed the news, George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York [...]

Whose Neighbor? Filming the Gainesville Story

Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers? Luke 10:36

I am on a flight home from Fort Lauderdale after a week in Florida to film a two-part series for Cross Examine.
The working title for the show is “Whose Neighbor” and our intent [...]

When Social System Collide

Last week, I had the privilege of spending a few days with a phenomenal family—the Romeikes. Uwe and Hanne have five wonderful children, Daniel (12), Lydia (11), Josua (9), Christian (7) and little Damaris (4).
Uwe is a pianist and makes his living teaching piano. Germany is their native country. But they are now living [...]

Fiery Trials

The last two weeks have been filled with a lot of issues. I don’t know if they rise to the level of Peter’s “fiery trials” or not (1 Peter 4:12), but they have been close to overwhelming at times.

This is a photo from my recent “hunting” trip to the mountains. I am posting it with [...]

The Million Dollar Parenting Question

Dr. Juli Slattery called me promptly at 9am. She’s working on a parenting DVD series for Focus on the Family and wanted me to be a part of it. I was delighted with her first question: “When it comes to the very practical issue of raising children, why do you think a biblical worldview is [...]

Responses to “R” & “L”

I am always delighted to hear how the Lord has graciously worked in the lives of so many of you through the Truth Project. I am also thankful that the marriage simulcast was a blessing to such a large group of people.
Marriage is an awesome creation, is it not?
However, not all were pleased and [...]

Making the Diverse One

“…a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This mystery is profound…” Ephesians 5 31-32
Two days ago, I stood on a stage at Focus on the Family and had the privilege to address 75,000 people in 500 churches around North America on [...]