“A quarter!” My five-year-old daughter picked up the shiny coin from the grocery store floor. My husband and I smiled, while her older siblings looked disappointed. I knew exactly what…
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A Sneak Peek at Christmas
One Christmas Eve, my dad agreed to let my sisters and me sleep in the downstairs family room on our grandparents’ sleigh bed, the bed he put together each time…
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Freedom in the Dominican Republic
Charis Bible College prepares second-year students to go and declare the glory of God to other nations by sharing His wonders among all peoples (Ps. 96:3). These mission trips are…
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Shared Experience—It’s the Heart of Christmas
I was six years old the year I found a long, rectangular package with my name on it under the Christmas tree. The box was wrapped in candy cane-stamped, pine-green…
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How’s Your Spiritual Radar?
“It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.” Proverbs 25:2 (Amplified Bible) When I was in college,…
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Costa Rica: A Mission of Love
“People kept commenting on my eyes,” recalled second-year Charis Bible College Colorado student Laurie Wegner. “At first, I thought it was just because I was pasty white with green eyes….
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Now It’s Your Turn!
Like most families, ours is scattered across multiple states. But every year we set aside a week in the summer for our kids to bond at “Cousins’ Camp.” They spend…
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Mighty Works in Ecuador
It was the last night in Ecuador for the Charis Bible College missions team. They were ministering at a church and praying for the sick. A young man who was…
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It’s That Time Again—Part 2
In Monday’s blog post, I discussed how important it is for Christians to vote according to biblical principles. It’s surprising to me how many Christians waive their right to vote….
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It’s That Time Again—Part 1
Here we go again. It happens every four years. I’m not talking about the Olympics but about the long, drawn-out season of bloated speeches, empty promises, and mud-slinging television ads….
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