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Tell Me a Story

Tales from the fields of God's heart

Local Narratives

When was the last time you listened to someone's story?

I Love Your Presence

I Love Your Presence

What's your favorite word in the Bible? Have you ever thought about it? You know, it's that one word that you hear, tucked inside a...

Owing love

Owing love

Do you know what the word owe means? It means to have an obligation to pay. In Romans 13:8, Paul says this obligation can be summed up...

A new song

A new song

I think there's been music in heaven since the day it was created. I also think that, before Jesus came down to earth, the words of the...

Please, celebrate me home

Please, celebrate me home

When the youngest son returned from ‘devouring his father’s wealth with prostitutes’ journey, there were no pointed fingers and no “I...

Set me free

Set me free

What I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I want to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. I know that...

The guy who was robbed

The guy who was robbed

Have you ever wondered about the man who was helped by the good Samaritan in Luke 10? I mean, it is known as "the story of of the good...

Something new

Something new

How many times have you quoted Lamentations 3:23? You know, the one that says, "His mercies are new every morning; great is His...

When things fall apart

When things fall apart

I just finished reading one of those "necessary" books. It was the first one on my list of summer books, and I am officially now in Day...

Soul Thirst

Soul Thirst

The Psalmist uses a number of words to express his deepest thoughts, but one of my favorites is soul. For some reason, when this word is...

What do you see?

What do you see?

I watched a story on public television last night that disturbed me. I tried to turn away. I tried to turn it off, but something (or...

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About Me

I am a learner. I have an insatiable desire to learn, so I read a ridiculous amount of books. And, because I love to read, I process my thoughts through journal-writing.

I guess this would also make me a writer.

I think that a writer puts their time into something they want to read again, and hopefully invite someone else to read as well. The words mean something to them, and they want those words to mean something to others, too.

I believe that readers and writers are also pretty good story-tellers, and there is nothing I love more than a good story.

Stories tell us the things we need to know, and not just the facts we seem to think define us. I am more interested in someone who drives a 95 Astro van than someone who drives a new car with a personalized license plate, because I know there's a story behind it (and I love that I am married to the one who drives the van).

So I wrote a book called Tell Me a Story. In it, you will find stories of people that most don't sit and listen to; maybe because they've never traveled out of the country in order to hear them. Or maybe they've never really thought about the importance of just listening.

I didn't listen because I thought I was special; I listened because I believed they were.

I've taught high school Bible for more than 20 years, written curriculum for all of my classes, led mission trips around the world, taken lots of pictures, made lots of journal entries, and prayed every single day for the people whose faces appear in my heart. Each blog post will take you to a story; some will be from my memory, some from my journal posts, some from people I'm around every day, and others will be from the best Story-teller I know, Who wrote a book long before I did. His story keeps writing new stories in mine. I hope someday to get mine published so that others will be encouraged to read more of His.

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