Author Archives: Plymothian

I was feeling the need to dive back into Bible study in the chaos that is our summer.  I teach at churches and camps, travel across the United States and England.  I watch England in the World Cup.  I need … Continue reading →

Kelli, my wife, and I had the honour to speak in Day One chapel at Moody Bible Institute today.  If you weren’t there, or you just want to go over it again, this is what we said: Kelli: “Hope in … Continue reading →

Recently close friends have renewed their concern for our family’s lack of rest.  In the Spring, we toiled seven days a week.  We filled all the waking hours in our day. We even started to reduce our sleep for the … Continue reading →

I have finished reading the published edition of my wife’s book, Pierced and Embraced.  I had heard the talks and read the drafted copies in part, but the whole body of work was something I had yet to see. I … Continue reading →

I was speaking on the woman with a hemorrhage in Luke 8:40-56 at Warrenville, Bloomington,  and Gages Lake in Illnois over the last few months and Kelli, my wife, was able to help me.  She gave me a draft of … Continue reading →

Today I had that feeling that you have when a conversation ends too soon.  It was that time when you are at the coffee shop feeling a strong connection and your friend looks at their watch and says, “Is that … Continue reading →

 You may have noticed that, although I read through all of the NIV Application Commentary Series on 2 Corinthians, I did not post regular entries about what I had read.  I am trying to let go of posting daily reactions … Continue reading →

When my children needed to be homeschooled we had to find time to do it.  Kelli and I oriented our lives around opposite schedules and we made sacrifices.  One of the sacrifices for me was the daily posting of Bible … Continue reading →

At the mere mention of shame, desperation, disappointment, and faith our emotions will often begin to tremble.  They are topics of conversation in the public marketplace, but not all the dialog is helpful.  As I have been thinking about what … Continue reading →

As a foreigner, I am a latecomer to the appreciation for Martin Luther King Jr. that is celebrated in January each year.  I have been aware of the name of the great man since I was a child.  However, the … Continue reading →