Dear Friends, On Monday morning, October 5, 1998, I was home getting ready drive over to Newport Beach for the afternoon and evening to be with my sister Judi who had suffered a disabling stroke related to her diagnosis of stage four pancreatic cancer. That morning I shared a quote with nine friends on the
Dear Friends, I did not send out a message last week due to travel. This week’s message is about an incident that may seem small, but it involves the Holy Spirit’s connection of two souls, three thousand miles apart, in need of encouragement and a reminder that our loving God is in control. . .
Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. . . When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was
Jesus told a story that I love. It’s about finding lost things — Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying rejoice with me, for I have
Dear Friends, I learned to love, really love, from Patty in the years of our marriage. When the Lord moves in our hearts and becomes our life, our closest relationships benefit. Marriage at its best is both a haven and a laboratory of grace. It is the relationship where I grew the most on my