• A Boy Goes to War

    A Boy Goes to War

    I was born in Volga, South Dakota, on May 18, 1946. I was the oldest of seven children. I lived in South Dakota my first years and then relocated to St…

  • Calling, Commitment, and Cambodia

    Calling, Commitment, and Cambodia

    LOOKING AT THE FIELDS Working alongside her father in the Kansas wheatfields was a daily chore for my wife, Carmen, during her childhood. When she was 13, riding in the family…

  • Lessons & Plans

    Lessons & Plans

    “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future,’” (Jeremiah 29:11).…