“Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45
My doozy of a heart surgery will happen in the heart transplant room. Can you imagine your heart being so bad it would need to be removed and replaced with a better one? That sounds familiar. “I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take... Continue Reading →
Look at all those wires screwed into my heart! These wires from my defibrillator are old and faulty so they need extracting. My doc says it’s going to be risky because heart tissue has grown around them. Thankfully, the surgeon is making me his only patient that day so he can focus on what he... Continue Reading →
No man’s teachings have led to the deaths of more people than Karl Marx. What baffles me is how popular his beliefs are today. Why is that? You may ask, "Walt, why are you writing about Karl Marx? I thought your Heartspills were all about magnifying Christ." Telling others about the staggering beauty of Jesus... Continue Reading →
If God knew before He created us the agony Christ would have to suffer to save us, why not come up with a pain-free plan instead? Possibly the hardest verse in the Bible for me to grasp is Isaiah 53:10: “It was the Lord’s will to crush Him and cause Him to suffer.” Some... Continue Reading →
When we first moved to Colorado to be close to family, a neighbor showed up at our door. Just back from fishing, Bill handed me several trout, saying, "I heard you had a lot of mouths here to feed!" He later told me, "Walt, I'm not a church guy. The mountains and streams are my... Continue Reading →
Shortly before he died, a pastor told me that for most of his life he didn’t love the people he pastored. He felt his main calling was to teach them the Bible. Thankfully, the Lord taught him how to love others by opening his eyes to how incredibly loved he was by Christ. With newfound... Continue Reading →
Before we ever dated, Marci and I spent a year playing in a traveling band, performing concerts across the country and becoming best friends. It was a fun and exciting time in our lives. During a rehearsal break, I was playing that beautiful old love song, “The Nearness of You” on the piano. Marci approached... Continue Reading →
With all its faults, America is still a great country. It ranks number 15 out of 165 countries for being the most free. Switzerland ranks number one. I'm not sure why. I know their flag is a big plus!🇨🇭 There is a country, not on the list, where true freedom is constantly enjoyed by every... Continue Reading →
Some friends and I had dinner last week at IHOP. Our waiter thought it was going to be a typical night at work. Boy, was he wrong! As he brought us our food we gave him a little taste of God’s love. He later texted me, “It was great to be accepted by you guys!”... Continue Reading →
I’ve been restoring a damaged piece of furniture this week. Sanding smooth the imperfections reminds me how God uses abrasive people in my life to restore me. You know the type of people I’m talking about. They say and do things that rub you the wrong way. It’s much easier to avoid them than engage... Continue Reading →
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