Imagine you’re a runner in the 1 mile event at the track and field competition in the Olympics. You’ve trained, most of your life, with every ounce of energy and determination you could muster. You’ve placed first in all your local, regional, and national events, and you’re expected to win this event by a record-setting margin. And now you’re ready to give it your … Read the rest…
The Birth Of A Song Ok…listen closely, now, as I open the door to my roll-top desk…sssklunk. Next, I slide out the drawer that holds my pencils…shoop. Then I grab some paper. But this isn’t drawing paper. And it’s not wrapping paper, or newspaper, or even plain ol’ writing paper. Nope…this is magical paper. It doesn’t look like regular paper. It has more lines … Read the rest…
Yes, when I was thirteen, I saw the sign my Grandmother had been telling me about for years. And at last the sign made sense to me. The signpost was in the shape of a cross, and I’ve never been sorry I took that “road less traveled” and followed where the sign led me. But… …I won’t begin to try to tell you I … Read the rest…
America is an amazing place. It has always been a place of refuge for refugees…a land of opportunity for anyone willing to go for it. If you’ve ever driven across it, you know how beautiful it is…from vast plains of crops and grasslands to purple mountain majesty to shining seas. Yep, America is still the best place on earth to live…but it isn’t a … Read the rest…
When I realize the fullness of the sacrifice Jesus made to be sure I had a way to live forever, my sacrifice in this life is puny in comparison. And yet, He offers me an “imperishable crown” for running this race in His name. My sacrifice for serving, writing and singing about, and loving Jesus might include verbal insults, mocking, or some other persecution. … Read the rest…
Do you remember that old rhyming prayer that starts out “now I lay me down to sleep…I pray the Lord my soul to keep”? It’s part of what inspired one of my lullaby songs. When I started to write this song, I thought about how I used to feel when I wished the day wasn’t over. And then I thought about what I might … Read the rest…
When you can see the light of God’s love shining on you, there ain’t no dark. And there ain’t no black hole in your heart…ever again. But it requires some faith on your part. However…it’s not like the blind faith required to believe in evolution or some other silly notion of our origin. Faith in God is substantive. There is more evidence proving His … Read the rest…
