“Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45
It was a warm Spring day. I was 16. My dad and I were playing softball with friends when I heard someone scream. I spun around on the pitcher’s mound to see my father had fallen in centerfield. He died that afternoon of a heart attack at the age of 55. As I write this,... Continue Reading →
Years ago, My wife and I were camp counselors for a ministry that would take at-risk youth camping in the Sierra Nevada. The goal was simply to show them the love of Jesus. Many of the kids had absent fathers and were causing trouble at school. For a week, I shared a tent with four... Continue Reading →
Marci’s uncle Larry shed his earth suit this year. We were able to visit him a few weeks before his departure and he was so full of joy. He knew heaven awaited him because Jesus had conquered the grave. Death was simply the door between two worlds. Just before he died he told his wife... Continue Reading →
Our grandkids have captured our hearts and won’t let go. We love them so much we sold our house and moved to Colorado just to be close to them. When you love someone deeply, you’ll do anything to be near them. Jesus proved that point. He loved us so much He suffered and died so... Continue Reading →
Regret is a painful thing. I’ve done some stupid things in my life that I wish I could go back and change. Maybe you have too. None of us get through this life free of mistakes. Regret can paralyze us, steal our joy, and rob us of strength. Regret makes us focus on what’s behind... Continue Reading →
I love this picture from when our family went to Disneyland a few years ago. We had so much fun. You wouldn’t know it from the look on my grandson’s face on the front row! Back when I was a UPS driver, I would often ask my customers, “What do you think is the purpose... Continue Reading →
Some friends and I went downtown to listen to, and show love to the homeless. I’m an introvert by nature, but years ago God told me not to worship Him according to my temperament, but according to His word. And His word says . . . “God has not given us a spirit of fear... Continue Reading →
The world has gone crazy! I watched an interview of a lady who hired someone to pour drain cleaner in her eyes so she would become blind. I used to say, “Nothing surprises me anymore.” I was wrong! Have you heard of transableism? It’s the desire to acquire a disability through choice rather than happenstance.... Continue Reading →
Have you ever been so glad that you jumped for joy? Well, it's biblical. King David entered Jerusalem, "leaping and dancing before the Lord.” (2 Samuel 6:16) He was celebrating the presence of God coming to town. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, “the baby leaped inside her" (Luke 1:41) Like with David, the presence of... Continue Reading →
Nowhere is Christ’s beauty more magnified than through a life He has radically transformed. I have many friends whose broken lives seemed irreparable until Christ healed them. I’m convinced Christ is God because over and over I’ve seen what only He can do. He changes people's very nature! Our friend Binush is one of those... Continue Reading →
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