This blog is about the stories of Diane and Dorothy…two women who loved the Lord, served his church, and were adored by their families.  Oh, and in the last few years, neither one of them knew those who loved them most.  Both of these women were called to walk through their own battle with Alzheimer’s.Diane worshipped here at Beacon; Dorothy was my mother-in-law.  Both loved serving with children....  Read More

This past Sunday my wife and I returned from a somewhat impromptu vacation to Sanibel, Fl. This little island just off the Gulf coast was our honeymoon destination a few years ago, and we have been back each year since. As nature-lovers (and beach lovers), the largely conserved Island yields to us beautiful and unique environments full of incredible wildlife (the birds being by far my favorite to ...  Read More

A little more than a week has passed. You’re sitting in a stuffy room full of the men with whom you’ve spent the last three years. You are all terrified. That’s why you’re hiding with the doors locked. The Jewish leaders may be coming to arrest you and possibly execute you the way that they did your leader a little over a week ago. The others in the room claim that this man has come back to life. ...  Read More

S.M. Lockridge (1913-2000), pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in San Diego wrote...Video - Original Audio - 3:40It’s FridayJesus is prayingPeter’s a sleepingJudas is betrayingBut Sunday’s comin’It’s FridayPilate’s strugglingThe council is conspiringThe crowd is vilifyingThey don’t even knowThat Sunday’s comin’It’s FridayThe disciples are runningLike sheep without a shepherdMary’s cryingPeter is den...  Read More

Do you remember Alfred E. Neuman, whose byline was: “What? Me worry?” His face spoke volumes.  Just a goofy look that was at rest and kind of said, “Who cares?”.  As I started writing this I went to the internet, and sure enough, ‘Mad Magazine’ still exists!  (Did not know that!)  I’m now more a fan of things like the ‘Babylon Bee’ for my satire, but I love the image of Alfred and his “What? Me Wo...  Read More

Over the course of the past few years, I have become an avid board game fan. It’s not an uncommon scene in my house for my wife and I to be sitting on the floor over a board with a set of cards in our hands, trying to out-think the other and come out on top. The truth is we are both highly competitive, and each of us really like to win…As someone who likes to win, returning to the story of the dea...  Read More