God took me on a significant detour last year... But it wasn't just a detour; it was a side quest. A holy mission.

"Why am I here?" It's a loaded question. We want to know our purpose, but we are really asking why we are in this situation.

Our tendency is to question God's orders; or sometimes, whether we got them from God in the first place!

As I think about Harvey Dent, the Batman foe known as Two-Face, I am reminded of some of us as we go through life.

God heals. Sometimes through his hand, sometimes through doctors... and sometimes through calling us home to heaven...

Oh boy! Waiting! And then God showed me a big waiting room at a Doctor's Office...

That's where God has me right now. A place of rest. It's not heavy or ill-fitting.

Sometimes God requires hard things. He gives us missions or puts us in circumstances that require us to be resolute.

Some of my cancer buddies ask about Bucket Lists. "Isn't that being irresponsible?" I say absolutely not! Make the Bucket list! Go to Italy! Eat the damned ice cream! Flash your husband! (You know who you are.) My point is that I agree with King Solomon on this one. We get one shot at this. Some of us are sick and miserable at the moment. Others have different problems. We all have problems. All of us. Anyone that doesn't is just lying to you on Instagram. (Hint: It's just

For Peter, his future was set. The important future-- his eternal one. Oh, the present future? That was just details. He was fulfilling his mission to tell everyone he met about Jesus, and tomorrow he would tell the king and his advisors too. Right before they killed him. Cool. Later that night, an angel came, opened the prison doors, and walked Peter out to his freedom... And yet, I think the bigger story is that Peter was sleeping soundly under guard on the eve of his exe

Recovery from Round 2 of Chemo has been an adventure. I was expecting to be sick as a dog (I wasn't) and to have to walk around in the...

"God, who gets invited to dinner at your place? How do we get on your guest list? "Walk straight, act right, tell the truth..." Psalm...

I am here at the hospital doing Round Two of four rounds of chemotherapy for Mantle Cell Lymphoma, and it is going well. I expect to be...

Tonight I am feeling a bit fragile. My last dose of strong steroids was Saturday, and I started crashing hard about lunchtime today....

Quick update. I am in the room at MUSC Charleston. I get my own room (Woo-hoo!) and it has a hospital bed, recliner, couch and bathroom...