[This is the tenth of fourteen passages that saved my life a few years ago.] Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The LORD will do what is good in his sight. 1 Chronicles 19:13 When I discovered this small passage, sort of in passing, …
I’m forty-one!
“This won’t last. You’ll get over it. It’s just a phase,” said my roommate Bill when I told him I decided to follow Jesus. That was 41 years ago today, August 20, 1972, and I’m still waiting for it to wear off. It hasn’t. I guess it’s because it’s not an “it,” it’s a “him.” …
“I’m married to a sexy senior citizen!” Mitch Andersen
[While I figured this title would get your attention, I thought it was important to put Mitch's name next to it, since it was his statement and not mine! I didn't want anyone thinking I married Madonna, who turned 55 today! Can you imagine her getting the Senior Citizen discount at Denny's? This is a …
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How the Bible sustained me in the dark
Your Word is a lamp is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 I was in the hospital umbilically attached to my bag of cancer-killing chemicals on an IV pole, which takes anywhere from thirty minutes to several hours to empty one of those bags into your blood stream. …
Friends (part two)
Jonathan helped David find strength in God. 1 Samuel 23:16 I love this passage because it tells what friends do. At their own expense they help you find strength in God. They don’t try to give you strength – that would be to put you in their debt. They don’t attempt to be your strength …
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