As I look through my bullet journal back at this past year, it would be an understatement to say it did not go the way I planned. I never painted the house or garage; I only read 14 out of 20 books I had planned to read; and I certainly did not get down to... Continue Reading →
At the end of 2022 I started following another WordPress website called, Chasing Faith and Love which has some great ideas about writing and life. Her title of her 2022 recap summed it up for me: "Merry Crisis, Happy New Fears." To say that all my plans and goals were not completed was an understatement.... Continue Reading →
If you live in the Midwest, hopefully you watched the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, December 17th. It was the game that the NFL is calling "Largest Comeback in NFL History." If this highlight reel is still available on YouTube, I implore you to watch it, because in it... Continue Reading →
When I became an Elder at the church I attend, I asked to take over their website and revamp it into something I was proud of. I can honestly say, I did and feel I achieved what I sought out to do. But as the church website was getting better, I was struggling with my... Continue Reading →
The following was taken from my journal, written December 21, 2015 You ever have one of those bible studies where the Lord has been working in each of you throughout the week and then when you get together you all have had the same thoughts? Not only that but then each of you talk about... Continue Reading →
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. " Revelation 3:20 NKJV You never know what the Lord can and will do to reach those in prison. Watch and listen to Geoffrey... Continue Reading →
Though this may seem like a cut-and-dry question that can be answered with a few cuts and pastes of articles through the years; there is more to this question that really meets the eye. This question is pretty multifaceted and needed to correct some misconceptions about God and His place in the grand scheme of... Continue Reading →
"I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world." … Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you don't see how far you've come until you see how far you've been. Once in a while I read old journals and thoughts I had about things in the past. This was one of those times. In December 2013 I was miserable in ministry. All of 2012 I had been seriously contemplating leaving... Continue Reading →
November 19, 2022 marked the 30th annual Marshalltown Holiday stroll where we set up tables outside Stepping Stones Christian Bookstore to give away tracts, treats, and the Trinity. If you were to ask those who went to the event to describe it in one word, I guarantee the answer would be, "cold." Brutally cold if... Continue Reading →
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