Don’t Steal a Police Car Some years back, I was meeting with a young woman in a county jail whose life had fallen apart because of her addiction to methamphetamine. We’ll call her Cate, though that’s not her real name. She was in her mid-thirties and her addiction became so bad that child services took […]
God Loves a Murderer God has a special place in His heart for Shawn Tyler Benson, who shot a woman in the back of the head some years back and is presently serving out a 40-year sentence in a Minnesota prison. I’ve written about Shawn before. He’s a gentle soul who committed murder when he […]
The 4-H Club I was on a phone call with a friend from Texas yesterday, and he told me he was now a member of the 4-H Club. Given that he’s a physician and wouldn’t know a haystack from a bushel of wheat, I was a bit mystified until he told me what he meant. […]
ABOUT JUDAS On my drive to the VA in St. Cloud and back last week, I asked the Holy Spirit to give me another installment of what I call God’s History Lessons. I don’t give Him the subject matter; He gives it to me. And I don’t get a word-for-word “Thus sayeth the Lord,” from […]
A Most Important Question Years back, when I was visiting my mother in a nursing home in Hankinson, North Dakota, I asked her a question to make sure she would be safely tucked away in heaven when she died. “Mother, if you died tomorrow and were standing outside the gates of heaven, and St. Peter […]
This book has now been released and , in my humble opinion, putting aside that I’m the publisher and the author is my brother, it’s a must read. But instead of my commenting on it, take a look at the reviews from prominent Christians. “THE JESUS EXCHANGE is an amazing look at the transformation offered […]
Every Monday, I go to a small-group prayer meeting at my church. We start each session by looking over a list of prayer requests and talk about this and that. As usual, the list yesterday was filled mainly with health concerns and requests for healing. Some of the people for whom healing was asked we […]
On April 16 of this year, I was a guest in a live studio with Holly Bott, a former felon who did eight years of hard time in a Minnesota prison, and her life changed on a dime when she met Jesus in there. Now she tells as many people as she can about her […]
I sat two rows behind Audrey at a morning service (called Matin’s) in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin eight years ago and talked to her for 20 minutes after the service ended. She was in her 80s then, wore an old shawl, and was the most humble person I’ve ever met. The following post is […]
I am publishing a 30-day devotional written by a woman named Madelyn, entitled Embracing The Call 30 Days of Encouragementfor Military Spouses This was her Day 2 entry. The book of Ruth inspired this title. Ever read it? I encourage you to turn to Ruth in your Bible! God provided for Ruth and took care […]