Our group recently did a ski retreat. While snowboarding, one of our freshmen guys got seriously hurt. He ruptured his spleen and the doctors said it was bad — stage four out of five stages of danger. He wasn’t expected to recover without surgery, and even then, it was iffy. So iffy they medevacked him […]
Author: Paul Santhouse
I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I’m also a husband, father, and grandpa. And I’m part of the Moody Publishers* team. Since I've worked with books for nearly four decades, and I believe the local church is where we become the kind of people Jesus would be in our shoes, that's mostly what this blog is about.
Thanks for visiting.
Paul
*As this is my personal blog, the views and opinions expressed herein are my own, not those of my employer.
The Weekend of Grace
There’s a stretch of I-90 that weaves through Gary, IN, like a luge. Two lanes, tight curves, concrete barriers, and changing pavement levels. Toss in some darkness, rain, and steel mill stacks blowing orange flame and you’re running an Xtreme Sporting Event. Veteran commuters do it in their sleep. They toss their Honda Accords through […]
Praying for the World
When it comes to prayer, we often need a spark or catalyst to get us outside our self-centered box. Check out: http://www.operationworld.org A separate country is featured everyday, exposing various needs, the percentage of the population that is Christian and other unique aspects. I found it very helpful for specific prayer concerns.
Rescuing students
Picture this. You’re reading through James and you spot this verse: My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins […]
Tactical or Strategic?
In the early moments of the classic 1970 movie, Patton, the famous General runs into the street and shoots at a plane with his pistol. That’s because the German air force seemed to be everywhere during the 1943 war in Africa. At one point General Patton wrote a scathing letter to the head of the […]
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