“Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45
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 →
This week marks 47 years of marriage for Marci and I. We know God’s unending love is the reason our love has endured so long. For 30 of those years we were blessed to serve God as worship leaders in various churches. I'm thankful for those who inspire and encourage us to praise the Lord.... Continue Reading →
These twin brothers are like sons to me. They both were Chippendale dancers, lost and battling drug addiction. Then it happened! A stranger approached them on Venice Beach, and told them about the Father's love for them. They received Jesus—and their lives would never be the same. The twin’s powerful transformation reminds me of an... Continue Reading →
My friend, Andreas, works with the underground church in the Middle East, where hundreds of thousands of Muslims are coming to Christ—often through dreams and visions of Him. This makes sense since there are no churches where they can go to hear the Good News. God is coming to them! Later, they often meet an... Continue Reading →
When they say the image on the Shroud of Turin is Christ's, I think, "Wow, Jesus wasn’t very attractive." But then it wasn't His face I fell in love with. Looks aren’t everything. What attracts me to Jesus is His never-ending mercy and unfailing love. Every adjective I can think of to describe Him doesn't... Continue Reading →
I recently lost one of my dearest friends, Brad Smith. Actually, I didn’t lose him. I know right where he is… with Jesus. Brad was a successful businessman, but he knew his real worth wasn’t determined by what he owned, but by Who owned him. The grace of God had transformed his life and made... Continue Reading →
For 25 years I drove a UPS truck. That wasn’t my career plan. It was God’s plan. I joke that He gave me a “deliverance” ministry. Every Christmas season, UPS would give the drivers "runners" to dash packages to the houses while we stayed in the truck sorting. One Christmas, my runner was a young... Continue Reading →
My father-in-law Don was such a loving man. A simple chorus he taught me years ago has become my heart’s prayer. The lyrics are: “Let Your Love flow through me. Let Your love flow through me. Make me a blessing Lord wherever I may be. Keep me pure. Keep me clean, so that You may... Continue Reading →
“I don’t believe there is a God. We're all here by accident,” said Roman the evolutionist as we sat in the restaurant hoping to persuade each other to change our beliefs. I replied, “You are not an accident, Roman, and you could never convince me God is not real. I know Him personally!” Surprisingly, Roman... Continue Reading →
“You hit me, lady!” was my response to the Jehovah’s Witness who punched me in the arm for disagreeing with her beliefs about God. I was mowing my lawn when she and a young girl approached me. As she quickly launched into her canned presentation I knew what to expect. I had studied a lot... Continue Reading →
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