Double Blessing
Mom is doing well but was not an easy pregnancy or birth. Being diabetic, Gretchen had to carefully manage her insulin levels on an hourly basis and was a delicate balance toward the end where the...
View ArticleUnderwater Darkness
Losing my dive partner at the bottom of a black ocean at night was one of the most unnerving and isolating experiences I’ve had. Imaginary sharks and sea monsters began emerging out of the watery...
View ArticleAdoption
The small cardboard box sat on the sidewalk next to the curb of this impoverished neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador. The street was conspicuously empty. We were curious about this abandoned container. My...
View ArticleChaos in Cairo
Navigating the streets of downtown Cairo is not for the faint of heart. Our tour group watched in amazement as our bus driver maneuvered around traffic jams and jay-walking pedestrians. We were heading...
View ArticleCelebrating God!
THIS DAY DESERVES A LITTLE BIT OF ‘YEAH GOD’! November 10th may not be a special day to you and it wasn’t to me—until today! Drum roll please…On this day, DON’T BLINK: THE LIFE YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS...
View ArticleTrouble In this World
If you think things are going from bad to worse in our world, it would be hard to argue otherwise. The events in Paris now fill the daily news reports leaving us wondering if an American city is next....
View ArticleWhere Are The Other Nine?
There is a scene in the gospel accounts where we find Jesus traveling near Samaria on his way to Jerusalem. As he entered a village he was met by ten men with leprosy. As with one voice they cried out...
View ArticleThe Bible Belt We’re Not
Debbie and I spent Thanksgiving at our son Nate’s home in Southlake (near Dallas). I find the Texan/Southern culture to be both welcoming and entertaining at the same time. I chuckle when someone asks...
View ArticleNothing Greater In All The World
What is it in life that would cause you to say: Nothing beats that! Nothing tops that! Nothing is greater in all the world than what just happened! What would that be for you? For me, it is when...
View ArticleFrom the Mouth of Babes
We were returning from a church service near Dallas (Matt Chandler’s church called The Village Church) the Sunday after Thanksgiving when our 8-year-old granddaughter Abigail began reciting the Bible...
View ArticleJust Wait- Something Good is Going to Happen
The word “Advent” comes from the Latin referring to the anticipation of someone who is coming or arriving. And so the Advent season is about waiting and anticipating the coming Messiah, the Lord Jesus...
View ArticleInstead of Resolutions…Pray!
I have found that there is little power behind the good intentions of New Year’s resolutions. But I know that there is power in prayer. I’ve often said that had it not been people praying for me, I...
View Article“Don’t Blink”– Surprising Feedback
People have been asking me, “So how are book sales going?” And my response has been, “Very good, and the feedback has been encouraging.” But there has been one recurring comment that I did not see...
View ArticlePISMO BEACH
Ever been to Pismo? Quirky little beach town with a fabulous beach lined with rocky cliffs to the North and sand dunes to the South. A perfect setting to unwind and feel the sand between your toes....
View ArticleBack to Argentina
Before kids, married two years, half way through seminary, only 24 years old, and wondering what God wanted me to do with the rest of my life—an opportunity crossed my path to spend a year in Argentina...
View ArticleBUENOS AIRES to MENDOZA
How is it possible to be a vegetarian in Argentina? This question arose repeatedly as the “carne asado” (red meat on the grill) was served up night after night. I’ve never in my life eaten more filet...
View ArticleFORCES OF NATURE
There is a smile on my face as me and my buddies ascend a mountain in the middle of a snow storm. As the chair lift dumps us off at the 11,000 foot level the wind increases in velocity and visibility...
View Article24-7 Inebriation
The message I’ll be giving at CrossWinds Church this Sunday is titled 24-7 Inebriation. No, I will not be advocating drunkenness! But I will be talking about how to drink in more of Jesus’ life so that...
View ArticleIt Only Took 19 Years!
In the parable of the 4 soils, Jesus speaks of the seed that lands on good soil and yields a crop 100 times more than what was planted (Luke 8:8). In 1997 CrossWinds Church bought 25 acres of soil...
View ArticleAnother 2000 Mile Road Trip
Earlier this month my wife did something that she has learned not to do except in rare situations—follow me. In this case she really had no choice as she was driving our car while following the rental...
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