A few weeks ago, I went to bed with just a stuffy nose and woke up in the middle of the night because I couldn’t breathe. It felt like a knife had sliced open my throat and I started coughing, like CRAZY! I tried to prop my head up with pillows. But then, I’m trying […]

You know what I’m talking about. Those temptations that we try to avoid because they manage to trip us up every time. One of mine, is The 54th Street Grill in St. Louis. I have to keep away from there because I have an awkward drinking problem. I don’t dip my waffle fries in the […]

You might think ‘that’s it – that’s all I’ve got. And yet… Here you are. You know why????? Because there is a greater one on the inside of you that can NOT begin to shine or give strength until we acknowledge that we are DONE. Our faith doesn’t even begin until or ability ends! { […]

When my son, Austin, was 16 years old, he fell asleep at the wheel and had a HORRIBLE accident. His car flipped over 6 or 7 times, crashed into a rock bluff and hit a big tree!   (Not the kind of call you want to get in the middle of church, early on Sunday […]

The other day, I was meeting with a new church vendor and giving her a tour of our facilities. As we passed by the bookstore, I mentioned I had written a devotional and wanted her to have a copy. She flipped it open, read a few sentences and then, immediately, slammed it shut. Tears welled […]