The choices we make have consequences. That’s just the way it is. Good, bad, or indifferent, we’re subject to predictable and somewhat unpredictable consequences. Sewing and reaping. The principle applies to all choices. We reap what we sew, later than we sew, more than we sew. Astonished is the word that comes to mind right…
It was a magnificent day on the Chesapeake Bay overlooking the C&D Canal at one of our favorite spots – Schaefer’s Canal House. We come here often, not only to write but to relax – taking in the scents and the sounds of the boats and ripples from the tiny waves lapping against the bulkhead….
Venturing into the unknown, God has so much for each of us—way beyond our wildest imaginations. I’m living proof of that. Who knew, but God, how the experience of prison and the subsequent events of my life would lead me to a place of surrender. A different kind of surrender than to the U.S. Marshal…
It was December 1st, 1995, when I walked into the US Marshals office at 601 Market Street in Philadelphia a free man – and exited a prisoner. In handcuffs, ankle cuffs chained together and to two other men shuffling to a waiting van in an underground garage. ‘How the heck did I get here?’ was…
The Bible is very clear – in this life we will have difficulties. We WILL struggle through times in our lives that are often inexplicable. But there are also moments when we experience the consequences of choices we make, or others make around us that have a monumental effect on us and those we cherish…
Charles Spurgeon said, “I will never have it that God created any man, especially any Christian man, to be a blank and a nothing. He made you for an end. Find out what that end is. Find out your niche and fill it. Do something in this great battle for God and Truth.” Mark Twain…
Life is like a short-term mission trip. What does it feel like to know that we only get a limited time on this earth and that making the most of it is paramount? Satan has no intention of allowing us to be a difference maker for God’s Kingdom here on Earth. If he can influence…
Francis reminds us to not judge others but to realize how our own brokenness contributes to the results that land us in precarious situations. But God…. has the rescue already prepared. We need to confess our failures and ask God to draw us closer to Him. Restored.