Years ago, when I first started pastoring the church, God told me to sell our home in the country and move to a subdivision in town. Nicole said, “Are you CRAZY? We built this place! We bought the land next to us just so our kids could live here!” (What…
A couple of years ago, I was watching American Idol with my daughter. (Don’t judge me!) There was a lady who didn’t win, who just kept crying through every single interview! Ashtyn finally said, “Man, she’s bringing me DOWN!” I was glad she spoke up because I was feeling the…
When my dad was just 56 years old, he died from melanoma. (That’s a tumor associated with skin cancer.) So, I go to the dermatologist a LOT! Especially, when I’m in Florida. After all, it’s the Sunshine State! The doctors, there, should know a little something about skin cancer. I’m…
A couple of years ago, I was going out for a dinner meeting. Ashtyn wanted to stay at home with a friend. The girls were excited because they thought they were acting so grown-up! But, they were only big and grown-up UNTIL they heard a noise! I got a phone…
My dad was an evangelist. So, for much of my childhood, we lived in a little travel trailer. My daddy desperately wanted us to own a house. Not share it with the bank… but OWN it, outright! He figured out how to beat the bankers at their own game by…
In our bathroom, we have two sinks. Nicole has her sink and I have my sink. She has HER drawer… and I have MY drawer. That’s, basically, so we can stay married. (Lol) But the other day, Nicole was looking for something and ended up at my sink. When she…
Over 12 years ago, God told me that if we positioned ourselves, spiritually, we would receive His favor. We would stand to RISE in the coming hard times. Just two years later, the big recession hit HARD! Some local business leaders in St. Louis were in the middle of building…
Most days, I have to deal with the “Worried Me” versus “The Word Me”. The “Worried Me” frets too much and thinks negative thoughts. He wakes me up in the middle of the night and says stuff like: You’ve taken your church as far as you can! Your leadership-led (not…
When I was a kid, if a bad driver cut my dad off in traffic, he’d say something like, “I hope that guy pulls closer because I wanna see what a real MORON looks like!” If he got REALLY angry, then he’d follow the guy and confront him. He’d walk…
When I was a little boy, my grandmother pulled me aside. She said she wanted to tell me something very important. She said, “The Hand of God is upon you, David. God is gonna use you! But there’s a target on your back. The devil wants to kill you!” Grandma…
When I was just a little boy playing Pac-Man, I would pretend that all the dots I was gobbling up were people that I was reaching for God. I didn’t know, at the time, but God was planting a seed in my heart. He had a BIG plan for my…
I have to admit, back during the start of our ministry’s Haiti Program, I got snared by the fine print! We were all over the hills of that island, helping with recovery after the earthquake. There were deals to negotiate, efforts to coordinate, and supplies to move from one point…
