Sharing highlights from our 45 years of ministry in these blog posts has been so challenging. There are so many incredible stories to tell that testify of God's faithfulness, many that bring gigantic smiles, others that really tug on the heartstrings. Telling even a small fraction of the many stories of God outdoing Himself for us during our ten years as children's evangelists (1979 to 1989) and the ensuing twenty-five years as children's pastors (1989 to 2014) would turn these blog posts into a book. But wait! Don't stop reading! Our lives and ministry didn't end in 2014. There's one more...

I don't know if I've ever started off a blog post with a riddle. But, there's always a first. Solve this riddle - Never ahead, ever behind, yet flying swiftly past; for a child, I last forever; for an adult, I’m gone too fast. What am I? The answer? Time. This seems especially true as Vickie and I celebrate 45 years of ministry this month. Where have these 45 years gone? The previous post The Journey Part 1 covered the launching of our ministry as children's evangelists in June 1979 and provided a few highlights of that decade of ministry. If there is a Part 1, it must be evident that Part 2...

Pardon me for taking a short trip down memory lane today. You see, during this month, Vickie and I are celebrating our 45th anniversary of serving the Lord in full-time ministry. It doesn't seem possible, but that's what the calendar is telling us. Please indulge me by allowing me to tell about God's faithfulness to and through us on our journey. First, I need to add this preface. When Vickie and I launched into the ministry, we were clueless. You see, neither of us came from homes with parents in the ministry. My dad worked for Phillips Petroleum and my mom was a first-grade school teacher....