I’ll have to wait until Heaven to know for certain, but I’m pretty sure my testimony began many years before I was born. One of my aunts was convinced that someone in our ancestry prayed for their descendants, and I can’t help but agree with her. Who that person might have been, I don’t know. … Read more
I want to encourage followers of Christ to realize who they are in Him: citizens of Heaven, children of God, joint heirs with Christ, and eternally secure. I also want to encourage all of us who follow Him to live in a way that reflects that truth. We are called to love God, love our … Read more
“The Most Reluctant Convert”, the movie about C.S. Lewis’s conversion to Christianity produced by The Fellowship for Performing Arts (FPA) is now on Amazon Prime. Max McLean*, portrays Lewis as he describes the development of the thoughts that led him first to atheism and eventually to Christianity. The script uses Lewis’s own words (from his … Read more
There were several times during my teaching years when I felt like quitting. Sometimes the discouragement came from difficult responses from parents; other times it came from the attitudes or behavior of students. Every so often, things would build to the point where I wondered whether I could keep going. In fact, if my fifth … Read more
John 15 I was enjoying a tasty cluster of grapes the other day. As I picked one off its stem I realized that all the delicious juice inside had passed through that now dry stem. Then I thought about the seeds contained in the fruit – seeds which can reproduce hundreds of new plants! And … Read more
The other day I was looking through the notes I had made in one of my old Bibles. It was the New American Standard that I received from the Lockman Foundation when I graduated from Biola College in 1978. I used it during the years I taught Bible and Science to sixth- through eighth grade … Read more
The time will come when we have to say, “Good night.” When that night comes there will be tears. My hope for my family and friends is that there will be a greater volume of tears of joy than of sorrow. There will be both. But let the joy overwhelm the sorrow. For the Christ … Read more
On Sunday June 22, 2025 Bethany celebrated the 50th anniversary of our first meeting. 2005 Video for Bethany’s 30’th Anniversary 1990 Reunion in the Shoff’s home Following each of these video, you probably noticed “More from Gary Crocker” and a “+Follow” link.Unless you are particularly interested in them, you need not go there. Gary
We have met very few of our ancestors – just the few with whom we have shared, or are sharing, time on earth. For those we have met, our parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and perhaps one or two great grandparents, we have only memories of what they have told us or what has been told … Read more
God is Who He is. We can’t make Him into a God we like or want so that we can excuse what we’re doing. The universe is not about me, and it’s not about you. It’s all about God. We live in God’s creation, and He’s not obligated to do things our way. “There is … Read more
