Christmas Bells

I just placed a Christmas flag at the end of our drive that reads: "Joy to the World, the Lord has come." And, at the center of the front lawn, I set letters that spell out the word "JOY." In the "O" of JOY is a rendering of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, and alongside the …

If We Do Not Get Back to Visions…

From today's Streams in the Desert: "Dr. Joseph Parker once said: 'If we do not get back to visions, peeps into heaven, consciousness of the higher glory and the larger life, we shall lose our religion; our altar will become a bare stone, unblessed by visitant from Heaven.' Here is the world's need today—men [and …

Intersections and Transformations

I came to faith in Jesus Christ on Pentecost Sunday in 1982 at a Billy Graham Crusade held at Boston University's Nickerson Field. The Reverend Graham’s signature is on my Master of Divinity diploma from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; he was one of that institution’s founders and was chairman of the seminary’s board during my years …

Old Trail Town, Cody, Wyoming

Image 4: Front row: Sundance Kid, Ben Kirkpatrick, Butch Cassidy Back row: Will Carver, Kid Curry Image 5: Through the door, seen in this photo, walked Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and other outlaws of the famous Hole in the Wall Gang. The cabin was built on Buffalo Creek in the Hole in the Wall …