Need a New Heart?

Can you imagine being on the brink of death and passing up on a heart? Can you imagine saying no to this life-giving surgery if you needed it?

Yet many of us do just that each and every day. Our hearts are broken. Our lives are shattered. Our minds are shackled. Yet, when given the chance to experience a miraculous cure from these often debilitating ailments, we say, “Nah, I’m good” and continue on with our crippling anxiety and pain. Why do we not ask for the Master of All Surgeons—Jesus—to give us a life-giving, life-saving transplant?

Who is Your Emergency Contact?

The other day I was filling out a medical form and it asked me who my emergency contact was. We all have emergency contact people—usually they are a spouse, a family member, a friend, or a neighbor. I put down my wife, Jaclyn, with my parents as close backups. Who I really should have written […]

Choice is Not Always Freedom

Often we confuse choice with freedom. In today’s modern world, there is no shortage of choice. We pay for cable T.V. just to be bombarded by choice. Malls and department stores are jam-packed with sizes, colors, styles, and brands. Our grocery store aisles are stocked tight with a multitude of options—fat-free, low fat, gluten-free, non-trans […]