Day 64 – Praying for earthquakes…

Day 64 – Praying for earthquakes… I realize that the phrase, “Praying for earthquakes” sounds odd, so let me explain. There are hundreds of identified faults in California; about 200 are considered potentially hazardous based on their slip rates in recent geological...

Day 63 – Transferred to California

    Day 63 – Transferred to California I used to come home for lunch in Minnesota. Our first son was born in Minneapolis on May 29th about a year a half earlier. Coming home for lunch gave me a chance to see him and my wife. I had finished lunch and lay down...

Day 62 – On TV again…what a joke

  Day 62 – On TV again…what a joke! Things were going okay in Minnesota, despite all that had happened. I love those people in Minnesota, they are as resilient as it comes. Don’t mess with a Minnesotan who has made up his mind, one way or another. Now that can...

Day 61 – I was on live TV

Day 61 – I was on live TV… The next few days of memories are difficult to write about. This period was one of the most stressful times I had been through up to this point in the ministry. The organization that I loved and had introduced me to God in a very deep and...

Day 60 – The Dark Days of Minnesota

  Day 60 – The dark days of Minnesota It wasn’t until I was in my 40s that I realized I had S.A.D. called “Seasonal Affect Disorder”. It is defined as “… a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern. SAD is sometimes known as “winter...

Day 59 – Minnesota was amazing…

  Day 59 – Minnesota was amazing… Minnesota, our second assignment, was a place of extremes in weather and terrain, but when you understand that, you adapt and make it work for you. Temperatures in the winter could get to 40 below zero at night with wind chill...