Recently, I was walking on a Texas ranch filled with wildflowers. The blues, reds, oranges, yellows were so bright they almost hurt my eyes. I stopped to examine my favorite: the deep purple Wine Cup. (At least that’s what we call them on this ranch.) I sat beside it and…
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The soldier had the window seat; I had the aisle. Both of us had been upgraded to first class. Soldiers in the airport always make me emotional – something about seeing the uniform and wondering where they are going and who misses them back home. My heart skips a beat…
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In this election season Americans are desperately looking for someone who will come in and tear up what needs to be torn up. That needs to happen. The Bible says, “Tear down and build up,” but when you tear down something bad, you’ve got to know what to replace it…
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When I'm caught in heavy traffic, I get excited when I remember a shortcut. It's such a great feeling to jump off the interstate, hit a few side roads, and pass all those cars stalled in the rush-hour standstill. But many times my brilliant idea is thwarted by highway engineers.…
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There is little I dread more than a long flight. The physics of flying are both amazing and terrifying. The Boeing 777-300, like the one I took from Los Angeles to Hong Kong, can carry over 500 passengers. It’s over 200 feet long and weighs in the range of 275…
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One resource I wish had been available to me when Jimmy and I first started working on our marriage is a book entitled, Who Switched off My Brain? Controlling Toxic Thoughts and Emotions by Dr. Caroline Leaf. It reveals from both a scriptural and a scientific perspective just how powerful…
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Recently, John and I were approached by a casting agency. An entertainment conglomerate was in the process of pulling together a television show that would speak from a more spiritual perspective to some of the deeper issues we are facing in our world today. This was not the first time…
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I was married to my best friend for forty-four years, four months, and six days, and I am grateful for every second of it. None of us ever expected John to leave us so soon, and we surely weren't prepared for it. But Jesus always has a way of helping…
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Several years ago, a woman named Joy Hill approached me after church and asked if I was interested in joining a new woman’s prayer group focused on praying for husbands who frequently travel. “God put your name on my heart to invite,” she told me. Joy was one of The…
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Adam and Eve lived in their Father’s presence in the garden. They enjoyed intimate fellowship with their Father, experiencing the joy of His manifest presence. They were at peace, secure, living with confidence under His watch care. Then the deceiver, the serpent, enticed them and they bought the lie, took…
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