“Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45
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 →
I tend to grumble when I don’t get my way. Thankfully, I’m learning how to overcome that pesky demon named Grumbler. Just as joy is the overflow of a thankful heart, complaining is the overflow of an ungrateful heart. Grumbler, that minion of satan is defeated when I choose to be thankful. “Oh give thanks... 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 →
Someone posted online that racism and Christianity are interwoven. There is some truth to that, depending on how you define Christianity. Unfortunately, not everything that calls itself Christian is Christlike. 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... Continue Reading →
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