“Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45
I first met my wife in 1976 at a band rehearsal. The band was formed to perform only one concert, opening for Grammy winning Gospel artist André Crouch at the Concord Pavilion. Yes, Marci and I first met for a one night stand! One of André Crouch’s biggest songs in the 70s was "Jesus Is... Continue Reading →
I’m tearing up as I write this. Two girls were sitting at a table when their waitress Riley commented on how beautiful their energy was. The girls replied, “Thank you very much but that’s not really us, but God in us.” Riley responded, “Oh, that’s cute.” What happened soon afterwards is incredible! The girls would... Continue Reading →
“God is not a man! He cannot lie.” Numbers 23:19 Polls show that the majority of people in America no longer trust the mainstream media . There was a time when journalists only reported the facts and left their opinions out of it. Now, they often spin the news to fit their agenda. That’s bad... Continue Reading →
Someone recently unleashed their anger on me and I was tempted to return the sentiment, but didn’t. I have to fight to be unoffendable. It’s a spiritual battle. The apostle Paul described it well when he wrote: “The Spirit and your desires (the flesh) are enemies of each other. They are always fighting each other... Continue Reading →
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 give it... Continue Reading →
We used to live next door to a psychologist. One day I said to him, “Gerry, 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.... Continue Reading →
President James Madison wrote, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” He almost got it right. Angels aren’t perfect either. Lucifer and his minions proved that. Madison should have said, “If men were Christlike, no government would be necessary.” Think about that. If we were all sinless like Christ, there would be no... Continue Reading →
My father-in-law, Papa Don Mardock, 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 to get love. “God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the... 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 →
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 one day, 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... Continue Reading →
