The older I get the more I am unable to do the things I used to do. For example, I used to be able to dunk a basketball. I can no longer dunk a basketball unless it is on a Little Tykes hoops. Age has caught up to me and I am no longer the…
Read MoreMany years ago when I entered the life insurance industry, companies would use the following story to try to get agents to sell life insurance to friends and family. Here is a shortened version. He Was a Friend of Mine He was a friend of mine and I never asked him to buy Life Insurance…
Read MoreThe Sunday after Thanksgiving I had the opportunity to share my story with inmates in the Peoria County Jail. The following week the opening line of the blog I wrote was, “Last Sunday I was unable to attend church because I was locked up in jail.” I received a text from a friend of mine…
Read MoreEarlier this week I received the news from a Christian friend of mine that his niece was killed in an auto accident. I really don’t know what to say at times like these. I don’t believe it’s time for me to quote Scripture. I tried to, but the Spirit told me not right now. My…
Read More“I will extol the Lord at all times: his praise will always be on my lips.” (Psalm 34:1) I praise the Lord all the time. They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. I have learned that, praising the Lord each day keeps the devil at bay. I have found it better to…
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