“Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45
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 drivers "runners" to dash packages to the houses while we stayed in the truck sorting. One Christmas, my runner was a young man... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite miracle stories involved my wife Marci, or “Guppy” as the grandkids adoringly call her. Her story is almost unbelievable. While gardening, she noticed some of her flowers drooping. To solve the problem she drove garden stakes into the ground and tied the flowers to them. Two days later she attended a... Continue Reading →
I tend to grumble when I don’t get my way. Thankfully, I’m learning how to overcome that demon named Grumbler. Just as joy is the overflow of a thankful heart, complaining is the overflow of an ungrateful heart. Grumbler, the demon is defeated when I choose to be thankful. “Oh give thanks to the Lord,... Continue Reading →
I’m missing my father-in-law Don today. He was such a loving man. A simple chorus Don taught me years ago has become my heart’s prayer. It goes… “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... Continue Reading →
Someone posted online that racism and Christianity are interwoven. There is some truth to that, depending on how you define Christianity. Satan loves to masquerade as a Christ follower. The great abolitionist Frederick Douglass had the wisdom to see through the devil’s disguise. He labeled the so-called Christian slave owners who beat him, “frauds.” He... Continue Reading →
I weighed 129 pounds in this 2020 photo due to a debilitating illness that baffled the doctors. After many tests, their only guess was, "We think you have bacteria in your heart growing on an old pacemaker wire that we are afraid to remove. You must take antibiotics for the rest of your life." Not... Continue Reading →
If your home is your castle, my wife and I live in a castle made of metal. Previously a metal barn, we converted it into a barndominium, or "barndo." During the building of the barndo the Lord often reminded me of a passage of scripture warning His children to not let possessions take priority over... Continue Reading →
My father served in World War II with the U.S. Army tank destroyers. Their motto was - Seek. Strike. Destroy. Long before that war, the Son of God had a seek, strike, destroy mission that would change the world. Jesus came to seek and save the lost, by striking and destroying the evil hold Satan... Continue Reading →
My sweetheart and I have been married 45 wonderful years. Our wedding day was the happiest day of my life. Marci’s beauty overwhelmed me then— and it still does! We’ve had our struggles along the way but we knew from the start that a truly successful marriage would require tapping into a love greater than... Continue Reading →
An alarm inside my chest has gone off every morning this week, telling me it’s time for surgery to have my defibrillator battery replaced. I hope someday they can invent a rechargeable battery. Someone suggested they put a solar panel in my head! We all require electricity flowing through our hearts to keep us alive.... Continue Reading →
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