The God of Do-Overs and Second Chances!

Praise the God of Second Chances - Only God can.."Turn a Mess into a Message, a Test into a Testimony, a Trial into a Triumph, a Victim into a Victory!!"

In my late teens, I was blessed to be mentored by two powerful women. They also discipled young inmates who came to know Christ while incarcerated. Most of these young men were first-time offenders. Their fledgling forays into the legal system terrified them. The calm, gentle, and no-nonsense discipleship method used by Opal and Myrtle […]

He wasn’t Just Another Homeless Guy

A person's living conditions don't define them in God's eyes. Those we label homeless are God's kids, of great value. He knows them by name. © Sculpture by Timothy Schmalz - Homeless Jesus

I sat silently, stunned by a phone call where I was asked to pray for a mutual friend. Our friend was in intensive care with severe head trauma and was not expected to live. Test results showed that much of R’s brain no longer functioned. We prayed that his extended family would be able to […]