When God’s Answer to Prayer Looks Different
I like a good story about an answer to prayer. Especially when the answer is exactly what was asked for. On Friday morning I was on the way to a …
The Man of Her Dreams: Why I recommend Marriage
“Thank you for being the man of my dreams.” We had been sitting there watching the sunrise, smelling the sea breeze coming off the gulf when she said it. We …
Memorial Weekend with Grandpa
Stacie and I spent Memorial Day weekend with our Grandpa Jack Paslay in Portland Texas. I really enjoy chatting with him about what it was like in the years leading …
Celebrating Marriage
Stacie and I celebrated the resurrection with our own private sunrise service this morning. Our one year anniversary is almost two weeks away but because we got married on the …
Intentional Project
“Intentional!” That is what the Gaff and Grip department yell when they are turning off a light on a movie set. They yell that so nobody will think the bulb …
The Journey Begins – A Personal Marriage Experiment
Peter Marshall called marriage “The Halls of Highest Human Happiness” and after more than a decade of waiting I am finally launching out into it for myself. Stacie is the …
My Friend Austin
On Sunday evening when I heard that Austin had gone to be with the Lord I walked outside under the stars. I thought of his family and what they are feeling now. But then in my mind’s eye I saw a smile on Austin’s face as he gazed into the face of Jesus. So often his family had talked about this- this moment when one of them would be torn away from the earthly family to be with Jesus.
Excerpt from my Notebook (from 8-7-10)
“God’s calling then, is to communicate Him. He is the truth, therefore I must radiate truth. God is love, therefore I must radiate love. God is beauty and holiness, therefore I must radiate beauty and holiness. God is enough, therefore I must radiate contentment. These are all things that I cannot do with my hands, it is only the Holy Spirit that can perform this amazing communications feat. He is my eternal place of rest, therefore I must abide in Him and He in me or my life is vain.
Walking By Faith Part II: Don’t Quit
Walking By Faith Part II: Don’t Quit When I was out in El Paso with Bearing Precious Seed in July my computer crashed. There have been other times when my …
Walking by Faith – Do Not Be Afraid
As I approached the first checkpoint apprehension returned. Needing reassurance I again reached up my hand to grab His hand and told God how much I needed Him. The guards glanced at my paperwork…