Vital Signs

You’ve seen it many times. A group of teenagers is walking together down a street or in a shopping mall, but none of them are talking to one...

It was on March 25, 1961 that Elvis Presley performed his first concert after being discharged from the U.S. Army. And you may be surprised ...

What a splendid start to our week of “working vacation” in Branson! We began with a relatively easy drive down on Saturday with prayers, con...

* Major Christopher Schilling of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst reported to local police that a New Jersey mother was a safety concern. Wh...

Among the Scriptures I’ve been studying, thinking about, and using in my prayers of intercession is this Psalm 84:11. “For the Lord God is a...

The arrival of St. Patrick’s Day will elicit various celebrations. For instance, there will be much made of the uniqueness of the Irish race...

Among the ministries Claire and I support with prayer, financial donations, encouragement through letters, and passing the word along to ot...

In this recent sermon, Denny "unpacks" John 21:1-14, one of the most inviting scenes in the gospels. In this passage, we see proph...

Here are a few more examples from Monday's letter-writing party, the latest in Vital Signs Ministries' quarterly ministry of this ki...

As promised in this post from yesterday , I’m printing below a few samples of the letters and cards that were written at the two Vital Signs...

It’s been quite a couple of days – preaching at Grace Bible Church on Sunday morning and then the dash to Aksarben Village Senior Living for...

Dear friends, We wanted to send along a few items that we think you’ll find of interest and inspiration.  Indeed, we hope you’ll find them v...

 Follow this link to the February letter from Vital Signs Ministries.

As Claire and I drove to Wichita yesterday (We are spending a couple of days with my ailing sister.), we talked about the long history of Vi...

Today was a very special day for the church service that Vital Signs Ministries conducts every Sunday afternoon at Aksarben Village Senior L...

The snow was fast accumulating when we left Omaha for our trip to the L’Abri Conference in Rochester, Minnesota last Thursday morning.  And ...

To help encourage you today in your Christian mission, I have a little story for you -- one taken from JRR Tolkien’s masterful Lord of the ...

“Thank You So Much for Doing This for Us!” That’s what Norma said to me as she squeezed my hand after our church service. “You do such a goo...

* "Media Style Guide Pushes Abortion Propaganda Over Accurate Reporting" (Melanie Israel, Daily Signal) * "This migrant mess...

Headline --- Bill Gates wants to stop cows from burping in latest investment:  Bill Gates invests in Australian-based Rumin8 to reduce live...