Monthly Archives: September 2020

So, Dave spent a week in Knoxville being poked and prodded with pretreatment procedures. They weren’t all fun, but they are necessary to be able to begin his treatment in the next few weeks.  

Do we really believe Jesus is the only way? If so, we must never get lax about sharing His precious gift of eternal life.

If you’ve experienced it, you know that life takes on a different reality when a loved one has cancer. All the plans we are making for Dave’s treatment feel almost surreal. It’s one thing to make plans to travel to go on a vacation. Those plans can be cancelled if necessary. But right now, we are making plans to travel a fair distance and live in an unfamiliar location, to spend time each day at a medical facility—and these plans can’t be cancelled. It’s not a vacation (even though proton therapy has been called the “radiation vacation” because of the… Continue reading →

I prayed, “Abba, Daddy, the love of my life has cancer.” ” In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) I prayed, “Abba, Daddy, a young man has died. He was only 14. He had so much life to live. My grandsons are heartbroken, and they are facing the terrible reality that death comes to all ages.” ” In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” I prayed, “Abba, Daddy, a child has died so very tragically, only six years old. This should not have happened!” ” In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” I prayed, “Abba, Daddy, the world–our country–is falling apart at the seams. People don’t love each… Continue reading →