How can you be thankful if you are not humble, and how can you be humble if you are not patient, and how can you be patient if you are not dependent on God, and how can you be dependent unless you trust in the Lord God Almighty with all your heart and lean not […]
Tyler has his eyes set on bringing salvation to his old school chum Eric, who has been in and out of jail for the past year and is best friends with John Barleycorn (look that up on Google). One night, in a drunken stupor, Eric jumped out of a moving car, hit his head on […]
My wife and I dashed off to the Great Southwest for the past two weeks, a welcome relief from a steady procession of bleak and wintry days in Minnesota. We stayed with my sister and her husband in Palm Desert, CA, for a week. Every day was in the 80s. Then off to Phoenix for […]
Check out the article I wrote for Best For Christ magazine entitled Battling Depression. You may also be interested in other articles in this online magazine. Here’s some information the publisher sent to me upon my request. BestForChrist’s goal is to help our readers to live and grow as Jesus’ disciples not only during sacred […]
LIVING THE GOOD LIFE I know God better in pain than in prosperity. Maybe some of you are like that. My neighbor across the street, Bob, isn’t like that at all. He stays close to God in good times and in bad, in blessings and calamities, in sickness and in health. I had coffee with […]
A QUOTE FROM TYLER I’m using a new book this year when I visit county jails and drug rehab facilities. Right on the front cover is a quote from Tyler (but under the name of Carl Anthony Raines). You can find out more about this book on the following LINK. “When I’m with God, good […]
BECOMING LIKE JESUS For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 As He did for us, we are to do for others – the spiritually lost, the captives, the sick, the hurting, the mentally ill, the homeless, the victims of events and circumstances, and those experiencing all the […]
MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE A few years back, I was having breakfast with Myron, the person who led me to Christ back in 1982 and who continues to mentor me in my Christian faith. He explained to me then that his motivation for being involved in the lives of others is to advance the kingdom of […]
SEEKING THE LORD Seek the Lord and live. Amos 5:6 It is not more knowledge I need this year but more seeking the Lord here and there and everywhere. He is in the fireplace in the lower level and in the office upstairs. He is in the kitchen where I eat and in the bedroom […]
WORSHIP There are two ways to worship God. One way is to do the things He wants done in His kingdom here on earth – be kind to everyone you meet; give generously to His causes; fight on His side; visit people in hospitals, nursing homes, and jails; and other such things. The other way […]