Grace Lutheran Church Devotional: Philippians 2:5–11 (ESV)
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Grace Lutheran Church Devotional: John 11:17-27, 38-45 (ESV)
Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
Happy Trails With Dawni O'Bryan: Here We Go, Baby
The young rodeo cowboys and cowgirls have been chomping at the bit for this time of year to finally get here. Some have been practicing like crazy and some are flying by the seat of their pants and relying on muscle memory of themselves and of their horse.
Behind the Grindstone: Younger Folk
I was on my way to entertain at the Kansas Cowboy Symposium in Dodge City Kansas several years ago. I had a ten year old boy along hopin’ some of the cowboy lifestyle would rub off on him.
Grace Lutheran Church Devotional: Mark 5:1-13 (ESV)
They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit.
Behind the Grindstone: Prayin' for Rain
Spring is here so they say
Summer is sure to be on the way
Summer is sure to be on the way
Behind the Grindstone: Backward Blessings
Sally was goin’ shoppin’
Thought she’d buy old Bob a shirt
If she could find his favorite color
She thought it might not hurt
Thought she’d buy old Bob a shirt
If she could find his favorite color
She thought it might not hurt
Grace Lutheran Church Devotional: Mark 1:35-39 (ESV)
And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, He departed and went out to a desolate place, and there He prayed. And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him, and they found Him and said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”
Long Time Gone and a Naive Hick
In the quiet pages of the Duke Chronicle on April 23, 2013, a young sportswriter named Brady Buck penned a column titled “From a ‘Naive Hick’ to a Sports Reporter.” It was a story about growth, humility, and the willingness to learn—themes that would ultimately define the way Brady lived his entire life. Thirteen years later, nearly 1,000 people gathered to celebrate that life after his courageous three-year fight with brain cancer at just 35 years old.
Grace Lutheran Church Devotional: Hebrews 2:11-18 (ESV)
For He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one origin. That is why He is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying, “I will tell of Your name to My brothers; in the midst of the congregation, I will sing Your praise.”
Grace Lutheran Church Devotional: Ephesians 3:14-19 (ESV)
Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed the heir of all things, through whom also He created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the word of His power.
As Time Goes By With Rich O'Brian: A Great Honor
To be accorded the honor of serving this part of Colorado by way of a column such as this one, gives to me an opportunity to attempt to write creatively.
Behind the Grindstone: Whispering Winds
They traveled across the whispering land
A sea of grass and the prairie band
As the grass ripples and sways in the prairie winds
And whispers with the spirit the prairie sends
A sea of grass and the prairie band
As the grass ripples and sways in the prairie winds
And whispers with the spirit the prairie sends
Grace Lutheran Church Devotional: Ephesians 3:14-19 (ESV)
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Long Time Gone: Coral Hickman and a Hero’s Accidental Fall from Grace
In my opinion, one of the more unpleasant aspects of an election season is the never ending quest of the media to find “dirt” in a candidate’s past. While it may be—and, at times, probably is—important to learn of the smudge on an individual’s record of personal history, it occasionally feels like a point learned long ago is being rubbed in. No one is perfect. Everyone, even those we view as heroes, has those proverbial skeletons in their closet.
Behind the Grindstone: Yup
Sally go to thinkin’
And thinkin’ turned to fears
That Bob might be getting’ tired of her
After bein’ married forty years
And thinkin’ turned to fears
That Bob might be getting’ tired of her
After bein’ married forty years