“Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45
My doozy of a heart surgery will happen in the heart transplant room. Can you imagine your heart being so bad it would need to be removed and replaced with a better one? That sounds familiar. “I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take... Continue Reading →
When we moved to Colorado, we gave things away and put our remaining possessions in storage for three years until we built a small home of our own. Jesus said, “Your life can never be measured by the amount of things you possess.” Luke 12:15 It’s easy to calculate our self-worth by what we’ve... Continue Reading →
"Livin' in the Flesh Blues" was a song Marci and I recorded in 1999. Written by our friend Dan Whittemore, the lyrics are so relatable. “What’s the use? Why do I even try? Every time I do . . . I soon run dry. That’s when I start to ooze . . . those livin’... Continue Reading →
My wife likes when I dress up. So do I. Mark Twain jokingly said, "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.” Funny, but true. God wants His children to influence society by the way they dress. Some of the clothes He wants us to put on are the garment... Continue Reading →
My dear friend Andre and I are on the leadership team of Men of Integrity. He lovingly calls me his blue-eyed soul brother. His story is amazing! I share it with his permission. While in prison, Andre founded Men of Integrity and gave it that name because that’s who he desperately wanted to become. For... 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 →
Pride is like bad breath. You’re always the last one to know you have it! I’m thankful for a wife who’s not afraid to tell me when my pride starts to stink. It sometimes happens when I’m playing games. My pride hates to lose. I’ve gotten a lot better but there was a time when... Continue Reading →
Friends have told me they sometimes fear that God has stopped loving them because they keep trying but keep sinning. They have an unhealthy fear of Him. Fear is not always a bad thing. We are told in scripture to, “Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” Philippians 2:12 I used to think the... Continue Reading →
I took my teenage grandsons to see the movie The Forge. It’s a powerful story about an irresponsible boy who becomes a man, thanks to some godly men who show him the love of Jesus. I have a group of men I meet with weekly called Men of Integrity. I’ve rarely found men who feel... Continue Reading →
This week the world saw images of Donald Trump's bloodied ear, pierced by an assassin's bullet. It reminded me of the man who lost an ear when they came to arrest Jesus. During the arrest, the apostle Peter slices off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s servant. I imagine Peter (like the shooter... Continue Reading →
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