Philippians 4:7 says that the peace of God transcends all understanding. I don’t understand it either, but I’ve experienced it. First of all, you should know that the Hebrew/Jewish understanding of this word “Peace” ultimately comes from their understanding of the word “Shalom.” It was …
Read More5 Life-Changing Experiences – White Out
My first memory of God was truly dramatic! My family had been skiing in Colorado and were traveling through New Mexico on our way home to Corpus Christi, when a snow storm came upon us. A “white out” is the term used when there’s is …
Read More5 Experiences that Changed My Life
Today I’ll write the first of a series five posts. I’ll post one a day over the next week describing an experience that changed my life. I will, however, avoid the ones that everyone expects – the day I began following Jesus, my wedding day, …
Read MoreStories I Need to Tell – Drift Diving
Here’s a pic of my and my brother diving in Cozumel. I’m the one waving at the camera. It’s been quite a while for me, but one of my favorite things to do is scuba dive. Quite a few years ago I went on a …
Read MoreStories I Need to Tell – Swan
One of the classic questions used by youth ministers in “get to know you”-type games is this: If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why? My standard answer to that question comes from an experience I had in a park one …
Read MoreStories I Need to Tell – Dancing & Dogs
Here’s one about my beautiful bride. When Miranda and I first started dating, she bought me a dog. I named him Peanut. At that time Miranda was living with some friends of ours. When I would go visit her, I would bring Peanut and we’d …
Read MoreStories I Need to Tell – Sword Fighting
I’ve told you guys quite a bit about my nephew Tyler. Here’s a story about his younger brother, Tucker. Tucker and Tyler were really into the “Lord of the Rings” movies, so we played swords a lot during those days. (I couldn’t find a pic …
Read MoreStories I Need to Tell – Pretending to Sleep
My nephew Tyler was a little shy about his relationship with me and so he did something interesting one night. We were riding in the back of the car from an evening out to dinner or something and he pretended to be asleep. You see, …
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