I’m not a softhearted poet. I’m not a people-pleasing idealist. I live with full-throttle ambition and no shortage of self-interest. I’m impatient and sometimes insecure. I jockey for position and I ...

This is one of those scriptures twhere we do not want to do what it says, "…that you should follow in his steps." Jesus set the example, and he expects his followers to actually follow in his steps.

Recently I re-read Charles M. Sheldon’s best-selling novel, "In His Steps." Do you remember it? The novel begins with a dramatic scene in church. The Rev. Henry Maxwell has just completed his sermon.

DECATUR – More than 14 years have passed since Northwest Christian Church put visitors into the shoes of Mary and Joseph with its live, outdoor Bethlehem Walk. This year the congregation invites ...