“Walk With Me”

May 27, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of mercies
and God of all comfort.

On The Beach

February 12, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

The Where the Boys Are scene. In 1976 I was there doing beach evangelism with Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship college students. I-V had a long history with Fort Lauderdale. The crowds and parties became so wild that at some point the city had invited I-V to come because we were known as a mitigating factor and […]

Mike Braun: In Memorium March 29, 1942 – February 27, 2020

March 5, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

You are our letter, written in our hearts,
known and read by all men.

A Stewardship of Grace

October 31, 2010.Reading time 5 minutes.

I still remember that summer evening in Georgia when, as a new Christian, I heard the Bible taught for the first time. I sat there stunned, as Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 12 were explained. I had had no idea that Bible teaching could be so alive and feed my heart’s hunger for truth. I […]

“The Mark of a Christian”

July 1, 2010.Reading time 11 minutes.

Several months after I became a Christian I attended a fall conference for college students from several universities within the state. I wasn’t doing very well that weekend, and Saturday evening when I went to my bunk I found a small packet on my pillow.

Abba! Father!

May 16, 2010.Reading time 4 minutes.

After that summer night, in the following weeks, to my delight and astonishment, I realized that I had entered into a new and real relationship with God. He was there! I knew Him!

“Let Light Ride In”

May 15, 2010.Reading time 5 minutes.

“In the whole Bible there is hardly another chapter which can equal this triumphant text.” Martin Luther

Glimpses

May 14, 2010.Reading time 3 minutes.

There were people I met who I knew had been through the door and lived on the other side of the wall.

Locked Out

May 13, 2010.Reading time 2 minutes.

If Isaiah helped me find the door, I think Mark showed me the keyhole and the lock.

A Mourning Dove

May 12, 2010.Reading time 3 minutes.

I grew up going to church Sunday morning, Sunday evening and Wednesday night. I thought I was a Christian, but as I became older I found myself longing to know God better. There was something missing despite all of my religious activity and sincerity. I wasn’t sure what it was—it was kind of an elusive feeling—but I knew whatever it took to be close to God, I just didn’t have it.