!!!!! God often gets blamed for the bad stuff that happens in life, but once in a while I have to say, “Only God could have done that!” ~Check This One~ At 6:45 AM every Thursday, Dave picks up Jim to go to a men's Bible study, followed by breakfast with the guys....

If you’ve read my novel, ̛this blog picks up on an unpresentable task faced by the main character. Fasten your seatbelt and proceed—with caution.  The Bible tells us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made Psalm (139:14). Think of the complexity of our bodies:...

Does your gut kick up a fuss over Good Friday like mine does? I FEEL the pain of it all—too much. My head tells me that Jesus’ crucifixion brought life to my soul, but my heart agonizes over the unfathomable price tag. Good Friday takes me back 60 years to a sermon...

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! John Newton, who wrote these words, was indeed a wretch in his slave-hauling business but was gloriously saved. I, however, have a bit of trouble with the word. I was practically born in church and...

As this could well be my last Christmas on this planet, I want it to be TREETACULAR! First, a history lesson. Christmas trees, as we know them, have a bad rap. Egyptians, Celts, and Romans had pagan practices with trees and evergreens. Christians of the 16th century...