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Live Ridiculously

Live Ridiculously Boy, for the most part, we humans get it wrong, perhaps more than we realize. We don’t live ridiculously very much, do we? I surely don’t. Here’s a scenario I saw today right after church which I will use to explain myself. I drove past a popular and busy Dog/Spa Kennels. As IContinue reading “Live Ridiculously”

Hearing Difficulties

I have a fault that I openly admit. It is one that affects many of us. It is a fault that stands in the way of relationships and often causes pain or superficiality or distrust or disagreements and misunderstandings within those relationships. It can be a relationship ender. Here is what I would call myContinue reading “Hearing Difficulties”

Just Desserts

Some desserts aren’t all that edible. writesthelyricsgmailcom1 hour ago Satan loves sweets. He must. Isn’t he always trying to entice us into eating our just desserts? Just this week he tried to place a whole smorgasbord of just desserts right up in the front of my mind, and I have to admit it was prettyContinue reading “Just Desserts”

Announcing a Men’s Retreat

When: August 27-29, 2021 Where: Dickson Valley Retreat Center Newark, Illinois What: The Retreat theme is Die to Self. It is a spiritual retreat for men of all ages. It will be a safe place with no judgement, where you will be welcomed wherever you are at, and where what youContinue reading “Announcing a Men’s Retreat”

How can you resist after listening to this?

Dog Walk Talk; While I’m Walking, God’s Talking is an extraordinary read! Hey, it’s brother, my first book, A Better Man, Husband, Father, while not as polished (hey–it was my first book after all!), isn’t too shabby either. The feedback that I have received from each has really knocked my socks off. Some have sharedContinue reading “How can you resist after listening to this?”

Can you hear me (er, it)?

I am so happy now. My latest book, Dog Walk Talk, While I’m Walking, God’s Talking, has now been released as an audiobook. It is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Audible, and all of the other sites for audiobooks. I was truly blessed to have an absolutely fantastic narrator do the voiceover for theContinue reading “Can you hear me (er, it)?”

You might want to consider….

One of the means I use to reach people is through books that I have authored. As I have shared before, I am strictly a grass-roots, blue collar type of guy, one who has learned many valuable lessons just through doing life. I am a committed Christian, though that has not always been the case–byContinue reading “You might want to consider….”

How did the ministry start, and where will it go? God only knows, but that’s good enough for me.

Tugs, tugs, tugs at the heart….over a long period of time. It’s almost as if He has been gently whispering into my ear, “Go for it–do it” for quite a while now. He kept at it, kept waiting. He’s patient like that you know. I did all of the typical balking, making of excuses, rationalizing,Continue reading “How did the ministry start, and where will it go? God only knows, but that’s good enough for me.”