“Pray without ceasing.” Oh, this verse used to just make me mad. I mean, what was Paul thinking? Pray all day? How could I possibly do...

Do you believe in breakthrough? I do. Years ago I was laid off from my teaching job a half hour from our home in the Sierra Valley–due to...

I did not go to church Sunday . . . but I did church. We observed Serving Sunday at The Bridge Church in Reno. There were no formal...

I was in a state of confusion years ago when I was laid off from my teaching job. The school district on the other side of my valley had...

It’s interesting how hope and a future are built in someone’s life. It takes history and study and observation. Years ago I had no idea...

Need a confidence builder? I had absolutely no confidence as a young person. I didn’t try out for the high school choir, because you had...

It’s interesting to me that the prophet Jeremiah must have been a young man when God called him to be his spokesman. This was not a call...

I was beginning to shake. It was cold lying on that gurney in the bowels of the Reno hospital surgical facility. Within minutes I was...

It’s so interesting to read the book of Job and watch the interaction among Job and his friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. When they...

Where are your comfort zone places? The same meal at the same restaurant? The same doctor? The same daily routines? I like my comfort...

I never felt special. I wasn’t the smartest kid in the class–there were always others smarter than I. I wasn’t the most athletic. The one...

How hard is it to walk into a room knowing the people have gossiped lies about you or your family? It is hard. How hard is it to smile...

I always believed in God–Father, Son, and Spirit. I was raised in the church and could recite prayers. But I didn’t know I could have a...