Jeff Johnson

Most mornings, I am up much earlier than Terri. I go into the kitchen to make the morning coffee, and I do it mainly in the dark. I might turn on the small light over the stove or use the light from the refrigerator, but other than that, I keep most of the lights off. It's not because I like the darkness. I'm not a big fan of darkness. Darkness symbolizes various things in scripture - from fear to ignorance to evil. It's easy to see why. Darkness represents fear because you never know what...

This is the traditional time of year for us to begin failing at fulfilling our resolutions to change specific areas in our lives. We call them resolutions. Maybe there are some extra pounds to shed. There may be a specific habit or harmful behavior to change. Resolutions range from simple desires to seemingly full-proof plans for extensive life change. We all have in common the hope that something will change and life will be different (and better) in the year ahead. But… …just a few weeks...

The Storms of Life Have you ever experienced a really bad snowstorm? Ever had to weather a hurricane? I have somehow managed to be driving in both, and the effect on me was the same: a combination of confession, panic, and resignation. Confession because in retrospect being behind the wheel in this weather was probably a bad idea. Panic because it was now apparent just how bad an idea it was, and resignation because there was nothing to be done but continue forward. I knew it was only wise to...