As I reflect on my journey as a follower of Jesus, there have been and continue to be ups and downs. My prayer life is consistent, sometimes for months at a time, but then something happens and the devotion to prayer is lost. God reminded me of the problem through His Word and I got… Read More »

I am a dreamer. I dream about many things. When I went fishing, I dreamt the next fish that would take my bait would be a record-breaking fish. It never happened. I have dreamt what I would do with a large sum of money if it came my way. It never has. There were a… Read More »

I have never been an inmate in a prison, but I did get to go inside a prison as a visitor. Doors with steel bars open before you, and as you move forward, they close behind you. Once inside you are confronted with rows of very confining cells. There is no escaping their plight humanly… Read More »

There are moments in life, where you just know God’s hand of protection was upon you. One vacation in Kenya I visited a tiny island in the Indian Ocean called Lamu. Check it out. It is rich in history. I boarded a dhow and travelled about 2 miles to a smaller island to visit some… Read More »

I often don’t appreciate something until it’s missing. The internet goes down for a day and I really miss it. Only then do I appreciate all the time it saves me in looking things up. Only then do I truly appreciate how it keeps me in touch with others. My car broke down and it… Read More »

When I lived in Iran and Kenya one of the hardest things I had to face every day was the poverty. With poverty came the beggars. On every main street there would be numerous beggars, some missing arms, or legs. There were women with two or three little children sitting next to her with flies… Read More »

Some days everything seems to go wrong. We have all had those kinds of days. I was driving into Green Bay to get a tooth filled. But, Lord, thank you, for the dentists who can fix tooth aches. On the way there the car in front of me ran over a large piece of metal… Read More »

The other morning as I was taking my dog, Jack, outside I was blessed by the sounds of robins migrating south. They stop by our property annually to fill up on the fall’s bounty of ripe choke cherries. The large group of hummingbirds we fed all summer had headed south earlier. Certain parts of this… Read More »

Some days I come home more emotionally exhausted than others. There was a time when I came home physically exhausted, but those days are behind me. Whether emotionally or physically exhausted, when I walk through the door to the house, the last thing I want to hear is, I need you to take care of… Read More »