By now you’ve noticed that nobody’s going to tell you what to do most of the time in ACTION. Some organizations decide  read more..

This week I’m at the long anticipated Smoak Family Reunion of 2016. My father’s six children and their spouses and offspring (no great  read more..

Everybody’s not supposed to be a m*ss*onary. In fact, more and more we are using that extra-biblical word less and less to  read more..

Desert camouflage looks out of place in the suburbs of Chicago. But it communicates loud and clear that somewhere, most likely in  read more..

A group of us plays soccer on the Wheaton College soccer field at 6 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. We represent various  read more..

Susanna was passing a truck going up the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee when it happened. The air conditioning was blasting, and our  read more..

During World War II, Captain Ernest Gordon joined the Argyll Sutherland Highlanders’ 2nd Battalion as an agnostic. But during his harrowing capture  read more..

We lost a mighty warrior when Frances Rose died. I miss her to this day. Of course, if you didn’t know her,  read more..

In 29 days our family will leave Brazil after 21 years. We’ll miss our jungly house and Charles Barkley, the big red dog,  read more..