Have you ever talked to a celebrity? It can be intimidating, can’t it? When I was in college, I attended a movie premier where Baltimore Orioles icon Cal Ripken, Jr. was in attendance. Before the premier began, I saw him standing alone so I mustered the nerve to go up to him to say hello. We ended up chatting...

I used to play golf. Like most golfers, I was rather bad at the game, but still it was fun. No matter how bad a round was, though, there was always that one shot—that one shot that actually felt good and went pretty much where you wanted it to go. And that one shot would make you forget the...

One of the more important questions we can help our kids answer is this one: What does a follower of Jesus—one of His disciples—look like? This question should naturally flow from our sharing of the gospel. We start with who God is and what He has done for us in Christ, but we cannot stop there. We need to...

This week we study perhaps my favorite Bible story in all of Scripture. I have enjoyed this passage for quite a while, but came to love it deeply about thirteen years ago. This week, I thought you might appreciate hearing the story of why. What in the World Are We Doing? My wife and I found out that we...

I think I have shared some about my lawn mower struggles (yes, first-world problems). Welp, we have experienced a fresh batch of these struggles in the Dembowczyk home—actually, in the yard to be more precise. Last weekend, our riding lawnmower died (again). It wasn’t starting a few weeks ago, so I had just put a new battery and solenoid...

I tend to be a driven and focused person. So much so that at times my wife will laugh at me for being oblivious to my surroundings when I am thinking on something. In those times, I don’t like distractions. I want to put all of my energy–all of my attention—on the task at hand. It’s the same reason...