David Burchett

I read with sadness a story about erstwhile singer/actress Heidi Montag. She admitted that she's "obsessed with plastic surgery" after undergoing...

I am blessed by the incredible response by churches and Christian ministries across America to the suffering souls in Haiti. But sadly a big part...

I wondered how Colt McCoy must be feeling after he was injured just moments into the BCS National Championship game. I wondered if he was mad at...

As I grew older I learned that heroes will usually let you down. I admired political leaders only to be sorely disappointed by their actions. I ...

I love stories when the underdog prevails. It is especially appropriate when the underdog is, well, a dog. Her name is Faith. If you have not seen...

Aren't the lyrics of that classic Christmas song how we too often view God? We had better not cry. Better not sin. I’m telling you why. Jesus is...

Last weekend I waited at the finish line of the White Rock Marathon in Dallas. I watched the runners as they completed this grueling test. Some ran...

One of my favorite Christmas stories happened during the horrors of war. The Christmas carol “Silent Night” was responsible for a wartime Christmas...

I loved the movie "The Blind Side". I highly recommend seeing it and please don’t wait for the DVD. I urge you to get out and support this movie...

Today I was sitting at my nephew’s house in Southern Ohio when I heard a THUMP! Then another THUMP!

I have learned to reserve my use of the word hate. I don’t say that I hate those who oppose my faith. I don’t hate those who have opposite...

Recently the movie Bull Durham was on a cable channel and I watched it again. Hard to believe it has been over 20 years since it was released. In...

The author of a recent piece in the New York Times suffers from a rather pronounced version of a malady that all of us battle. I refer, of course,...

I am not smart enough to decide what God has called people to do. If He has placed a desire for people to impact the culture through political...

The accuser in the play is called the Knight of Mirrors. Don’t most of us have that fear of being exposed to God and to others? We have an accuser...

The musical Man of La Mancha is based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes. The play unfolds as a play within a play. The story is full of spiritual...

I love the morning walks with dog friend Hannah and the iPod devotionals along the way. The most recent song that hit a heart chord was a song...

I polled my three sons about my strengths and (gasp) shortcomings as their father. Those knee-buckling results were both sobering and encouraging.