Obituaries

Most of us have been hearing a lot lately about ‘identity politics.’ Well, I certainly don’t want to speak about politics, but there is no doubt that many suffer from an identity crisis. Have you ever wondered, or even asked the questions, “Who am I?” “Why am I here?” “What is my purpose in life?” Such thoughts can often discourage someone who does not immediately find the answers to such questions. But rest assured God knows who you are, and you have been created with purpose. The psalmist declared in Psalm 139:13-14, “For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for

Have you ever experienced the fullness of joy? Have the experiences of your life ever been described as your “…cup running over?” I pray that you have because there is no greater feeling than that. We live in a world where so many are full, but not with joy; but with sadness, sorrow and discouragement. The tragedy of such an empty feeling is that God never intended for us to feel that way. He created each of us to walk in fullness of joy. In 1975, my wife Lynda and I were expecting our daughter. For months we had been preparing for what we thought, was to be God’s gift