“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, Marci and I were camp counselors for a ministry that would take at-risk youth camping in Bear Valley, California. 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 precious... 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. It steals our joy, and robs us of strength. Regret makes us focus on what’s... 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 meaning... Continue Reading →
Some friends and I went downtown to listen 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 and... Continue Reading →
“God is not the author of confusion but of peace.” 1 Corinthians 14:33. Are you like me, shocked at what’s happening in our world? People have gone crazy! I watched the interview this week of a lady who hired someone to pour drain cleaner in her eyes so she would become blind. I used to... Continue Reading →
Does living in a sin-sick world make you sad at times? Christ’s command to “leap for joy” (Luke 6:23) seems unreasonable and downright impossible sometimes. Why does He want me to leap for joy? Did you know the Bible has a lot to say about jumping for joy? King David entered Jerusalem, "leaping and dancing... Continue Reading →
Nowhere is Christ’s beauty more magnified than through a life He has transformed. Marci and 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... Continue Reading →
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