by Chris Atkins | Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
In every life, there are —or will be—times when the world is suddenly shaken, and we find ourselves vulnerable and afraid. It’s as if the ground beneath our life violently shifts, and the things we thought would keep us safe suddenly vanish. We long for refuge....
by Chris Atkins | Mar 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
In case you hadn’t figured this out already —and I suspect you already have—life is a mixed bag of sunny days and stormy ones, summer breezes and winter gales, peaceful times, and unsettling events. A sudden job loss, an unexpected phone call, a troubling doctor’s...
by Chris Atkins | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
What do you think of when you hear the words “pure gold”? Perhaps an expensive ring or necklace, or the bricks of the precious metal stored at Fort Knox come to mind. 24-carat gold is considered the “gold standard’ of purity for this precious metal. We’ve...
by Chris Atkins | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Take a deep breath. Now take another. Keep breathing as you consider these facts: · An adult at rest breathes about 17,280 to 23,040 times a day at 12 to 16 breaths per minute. Adults breathe about 6.3 to 8.4 million breaths per year. ...
by Chris Atkins | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Think for a moment about all the gifted athletes throughout the world who train every day for years with the goal of making it to the Olympics and winning the gold medal. Their motivation, dedication, and training brought them to an elite level of competition as they...
by Chris Atkins | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
“I cannot deny what I have seen with my own eyes.” Many people who saw Jesus in action voiced similar words when confronted by religious and secular governing officials. These people saw Jesus bring sight to those who were blind, healing to those who were...
by Chris Atkins | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Can anyone hear me? Is anyone listening?” is a cry that is poured out millions of times, in many places, every day on this planet. At the bedside of a loved one in a hospital, in a lonely apartment, and in countless other circumstances and venues, people long for...
by Chris Atkins | Nov 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
In recent years the level of verbal assaults and incivility among the governing parties of the United States has dramatically increased. At the heart of this war of words are two drastically different world-views that fuel the desire for governing power to advance...
by Chris Atkins | Nov 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
My son and I stood before the traffic court judge, nervously awaiting his decision. This event took place many years ago. You see, my son was ticketed for speeding on a lonely country road in West-Central Minnesota on his way home from a weekend away with our...
by Chris Atkins | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Three words stand out seven times in Genesis 1, the first chapter of the Bible: “And God said…” These words are important because they are the “how it was done” follow-up to the very first verse in the Bible: “In the beginning God...
