by heavenward | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog
It was the best part Liam Neeson ever played, the best film Steven Spielberg ever directed, and the Best Picture of 1993. So good was this film that it is ranked 8th among the 100 best American films of all time. It showed us all that even in the darkest of times a...
by heavenward | Jun 16, 2017 | Blog
If I thought God wasn’t the most exciting and interesting person in the universe, I would probably look elsewhere for another God. After all, that is what worship is all about: finding someone worth giving your all and “throwing down” all you have and putting it all...
by heavenward | May 7, 2017 | Blog
I’ve never ventured to share this story before. It’s one of my my “naked faith” experiences I had while on the mission field in Asia. As you will see (if you bear with me through the long narrative) it is “Outside the Box” of normal human experience, at least in the...
by heavenward | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog
The longer I live, the more convinced I become that life is about the journey and not the destination. It’s about the little things that go on from day to day and week to week that put the color in story of our lives. The “marrow of life” is really, when you think of...
by heavenward | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog
There are countless testimonies surrounding Aimee Semple McPherson. Hers is a truly amazing life story. Few public figures have been as loved as she was by so many people from so many walks of life. If you would like to read an outstanding biography, I would highly...
by heavenward | Nov 23, 2015 | Blog
Every once in awhile I read a book that is so captivating I feel compelled to go back and read it again and again, eventually locating it on the top section of my book shelf for further reference. Invariably I end up giving it away to someone, and have to purchase a...
by heavenward | Oct 24, 2015 | Blog
My first Olympic outreach was in 1984, just a couple months after I married Stasia. For a couple of years a call to missions had been burning in my heart. In 1982, 30 days before his plane crash, Keith Green held a concert in Long Beach auditorium. Keith shared...
by heavenward | Sep 7, 2015 | Blog
On September 7, 1999, my Mom breathed her last breath and went to be with Jesus. She’s home now. After years of beaming for the One who died for her (my Mom beamed—I mean she smiled and her eyes revealed a joy that only Jesus could have placed within her) she is now...
by heavenward | Jul 26, 2015 | Blog
Our oldest daughter Brittany became the first person to conquer California’s Condor Trail last month. Quite a feat. We have always know Britt to be one persistent young lady who likes a challenge. Here is another example of that: Read the Source...
by heavenward | Jun 8, 2015 | Blog
Ilove a good story, and all my life I have been connecting with heroes who inspire and motivate me. People who battle through the contradictions of life and swim upstream to make a mark on the world hold a special place in my heart. Someone once said that we are most...
by heavenward | Oct 18, 2014 | Blog
Here is a powerful quote from the early 90’s that is as relevant today as when I first heard it: One billion young people will pass between the critical ages of thirteen and twenty three this decade. One billion young people on the move. They will rarely listen...
by heavenward | Aug 25, 2014 | Blog
Gather Your Rosebuds While You...