“Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45
My friends and I have been blessed by the ministry of Francis Chan. Years ago, Francis was sad that many wealthy people in his church weren't generous. So, he and his wife prayed, “Lord, raise up a new generation of rich people who don’t care about their stuff — or make us rich, and we’ll... Continue Reading →
We used to live next door to a psychologist. One day I said to him, “You must love your job, helping people get healed of their emotional wounds.” I will never forget his response. “I don’t heal people. I just help them cope.” I'm not knocking therapy. It's improved the mental health of millions. However,... Continue Reading →
James Madison wrote, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” He was almost right. Angels aren’t perfect. Lucifer proved that. Madison should have said, “If men were Christlike, no government would be necessary.” Think about that. If we were all sinless, there would be no need to be governed by others. There would... Continue Reading →
We recently celebrated the life of my father-in-law, Papa Don Mardock, who died in December at age 94. Don was a walking love dispenser, giving love to everyone he met. He knew you can’t dispense what you don’t contain. In other words, you can’t give what you don’t got! Fortunately, Don knew where to go... 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 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 →
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