A Peace of Surrender
“Then Jesus said to the twelve, ‘Do you also want to go away?’” John 6:67 Twenty-three years ago, a great Light from above shined upon me. Since that moment, it has brought a deep and abiding peace to a once restless and overburdened heart. After decades of prayerful...
Step In—I Will Do the Rest!
Shelley recently spoke for a Women’s Ministry retreat held at Tenaya Lodge, near Yosemite National Park. I was en route to the main conference room to listen to one of her keynote presentations when a radiant woman rushed up to me. “Oh, J. D., it is so good to see...
Learning to Listen
Recently, I heard someone share their story of recovery. It was a powerful story—and he told it well. As he spoke, I could relate to how he felt before he picked up a drink—those feelings of being on the outside looking in, of not belonging anywhere, of being...