Religion

My dad used to tell everyone, “I was born an old man.”  Of course he wasn’t born an old man, but he was born with the wisdom of an old man.  People would come to him with their problems, and my dad would know just the right thing to say.  Sometimes he would pray for…

I recently Posted: “You may have the Ultimate Call of Apostle or Prophet, but you are not ready to be Commissioned to it after two years.” Face it Folks, we live in a day and age when you can print whatever you want on your Business Card, Vistaprint does not care if it is true…

My grandmother Eleanor, (Cheri and I always called her Eleanor, not out of disrespect, but because that is what she told us to call her) was a powerfully effective woman of prayer.  She always spent a long time in prayer every evening.  She would get down on her knees beside her bed and pray into…

As a child we used our imagination to do the impossible, conquer kingdoms, rescue a princess in distress in a 100-foot tower, save a family from a burning building, or team up with Batman and Robin to capture the Joker or Cat Woman. I know these examples age me but I was once a child.…

One night when my sister Cheri was seven or eight, she told me she was going to go on a trip to see the world.  She packed her bag with snacks, and a change of clothes, and waited until after dark.  We were tucked into bed and the lights turned off when she told me…

Someplace between the last day of my seventeenth year and the next day, when I turned eighteen, I grew up.  At least that is the way my dad treated me.  A few days after my eighteenth birthday, I asked him if I should go to music school or Bible school.  He had been telling me…

God had a change of plans for us, and soon we were moving to Pennsylvania.  I felt sad to leave our church family, but also excited.  My dad was going to pioneer a new church.  We had to live in a tent for a few weeks, but God had a nice ranch house for us…

It was a busy Saturday afternoon in the salon–hair dryers buzzing, water running, phones ringing, endless chatter from the ten stations, TV in the background droning on about current events. In the middle of the bustle was a young girl waiting for Grandma to get her hair colored. You could hear the video game sounds…

My dad attended Elim Bible Institute for three years.  He studied the Bible, grew in his understanding of God, and life got very exciting.  He became quite involved in our home church and would often tell everyone about all the things he was learning in Bible school.  Many members of my extended family attended that…

Almighty God is very patient with each of us. Long-suffering is also in His nature. It’s why both characteristics are fruit of the Holy Spirit. When God calls us, you and me, He takes us as we are, regardless of where that might be. Then, He begins His long and arduous task of molding us…