Listen to Jeff Read “Perfect Peace”: “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 I had a bad dream a few nights ago. An old indiscretion came flooding into my mind and took over the solitude of my rest. It doesn’t matter what […]
November 10, 2022
Every book I have read on cultivating a life filled with spiritual discipline (i.e. prayer, meditation, Bible intake, journaling, fasting, stewardship, etc.) encourages the believer to start small. With the objective of spending a lifetime of walking with God, just begin with a few small steps. That’s what I did, and this is where I […]
August 24, 2022
Listen to Jeff Read “The 13th Hole” Here: The 13th hole at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City is a challenge. There are several tee-boxes and two separate greens that the course manager has to choose from. I played yesterday with a friend and we teed-off from the elevated tee-box about 178 yards to one […]
August 8, 2022
In his book The Four Loves, author C.S. Lewis explains the inextricable bond between husband and wife: “The Christian idea of marriage is based on Christ’s words that a man and wife are to be regarded as a single organism—for that is what the words ‘one flesh’ would be in modern English. And the Christians believe that when […]
August 2, 2022
C.S. Lewis’ book The Four Loves breaks down each type of love we experience in life. In the Bible, four Greek words are translated as our English word “love,” each with a different layer of meaning. If you’re unfamiliar with these words, here is a brief overview of the four types of love that Lewis covers: Eros: Refers […]
July 21, 2022
Listen to Jeff Read Bookends: God’s Masterful Plan Here: The night my mother passed away will always remind me of how God uses bookends in our lives, those events that mark a beginning and which ultimately signal finality. My mother passed away one October evening in a hospital in downtown Des Moines. I gave my […]
July 13, 2022
