Shooting Over the Horizon

One generation shall commend Your works to another (Ps 145:4).
~Biblical Mentoring~

Latest Posts


  • Blessed Assurance

    So my Bible Study Fellowship question asked: What assurance do you have that Jesus has purchased you for God? My lesson offered several biblical assurances that are laid up for me in God’s excellent Word (John 3:16-19, Romans 10:9, Ephesians… Continue reading

  • Spot-Finding

    As I sat confessing my sins today, I was humbled by the black and whiteness of my world and how easy it is for me to see the speck in my brother’s eye. This was brought home for me in… Continue reading

  • O Church, Arise

    Recently, Dana and I had a wonderful weekend with my sister and brother-in-law and the rest of our clan reviving an old family Renaissance Festival custom.  Afterward, as often happens at my sis and bro’s, the fellowship continued.  I’ve had… Continue reading

  • As You Head to College This Fall

    This is an open letter to my nieces and nephews who are attending college this fall (Curran, Charlie, Peyton, Noah, and Morgan). I just wanted to let you know that you’ve all been on my heart as you make your… Continue reading

  • The Dew of God’s Blessing

    I am reading through The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by the Puritan preacher, Jeremiah Burroughs, published post-humously in 1648 (1). Dana and I have a special affinity for Jeremiah Burroughs. It was in studying his book, Gospel Worship, and… Continue reading

  • To Seth and Joy

    Dana and I are so pleased to welcome a new member to our family! Our son, Seth, recently married a kindred spirit, Joy Schneider. We are glowing in the aftermath of our trip to Joy’s Oregon home for the wedding.… Continue reading

  • The Cares of the World

    When I first came to Christ back in the 1980s, my testimony included how I had been delivered from fear and worry. I confess, it’s been a long time now since I realized that somewhere along the way I wrested… Continue reading

  • Congratulations, Bryce!

    Congratulations to our dear son, Bryce, as he graduated last week with his B.A. in History of Ideas from Bethlehem College and Seminary. Bryce’s first year of college was at the local university where he was a percussion major. With… Continue reading

  • And That’s Why It’s Called Good

    Here’s Good Friday from two very different sources. First from Sally Lloyd-Jones’ The Jesus Storybook Bible (1) – “Papa?” Jesus cried, frantically searching the sky. “Papa? Where are you? Don’t leave me!’ And for the first time – and the… Continue reading

  • A Shadow of Christ – Eric Liddell, Beyond the Olympics

    I caught a blurb the other day about The Flying Scotsman, Eric Liddell, the subject of the movie Chariots of Fire. Although I’ve never seen the movie in its entirety (full disclosure: I fell asleep when I tried to watch… Continue reading