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When you’ve completely given up yourself to His personality, you will then, for the first time in your life, be developing into a real person.

The man holding the sign is trying to make eye contact with me, but I refuse to look. After all, the light is about to turn green. Plus, I don’t have any food, and if I give him money, it might end up in a bottle. As I drive past, I see his handwritten sign

When looking for the one, there are times when you take years to develop a friendship and slowly share your faith in Christ. But when it’s the day before brain surgery, it is time for the direct approach. 

The Holy Spirit gently spoke. “Bring Jason a slice of banana bread.” I’ve lost count of the times when I receive an impression, and my first response is to analyze the impression. Since I was spending a day with Jesus, there was no analysis. Just simple obedience…

One night I was awakened and frightened by the presence of God. My room felt like it was illuminated. I managed to make my way to my office and spent the next several hours on my face…

I believe that most people are looking for two things: an answer and a relationship. This is why I try to build a relationship before attempting to answer a question.

My Sunday mornings include separate chapels for the home and visiting teams and a chapel for the umpires. On this Sunday, we talked about what it means to have a life that matters.

On a trip to Nashville, I sat next to an atheist, and he shared his views on the Church and God’s existence. He was confident and very loud. I could feel my face turning red as people around us leaned in to listen to our conversation. When you find yourself in a moment like this, you have the option of engaging in a debate…

The drive to the prison is about an hour, and as I was on the outskirts of Benson, Minnesota, Sherrie called. She had just received a phone call from Panama, and the news was not good. Tyler was fighting for his life. As I sat on the edge of the road, we asked Jesus if I should turn around and go home. The Holy Spirit spoke to both of us. “Go and minister to the men at the prison.

The simple statement from Revelation 4:8 raised him from the brink of death.