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Don’t Forget to Hook up the Hose!

I sat at my desk lifeless. I could hear the phone calls coming in and my sweetheart holding the office together. Every day that passed, I died a little more. My desire to live was at an all-time low. I sat just looking in the air, as a dead man. The waves of...

Oh God… Stop the Bleeding!

The pain was relentless. The faces of my clients kept coming into my mind, especially the widows. As the days passed, they’d come in and ask, “How are things going with our investments? Have things been resolved? Are my monthly distributions going to start up again...

God has Not Forgotten Us!

The agony was so great! My mind just wouldn’t stop playing over and over again, the faces of my clients, who trusted me! I shook inside and groaned over the situation. I would sit on the side of my bed in the middle of the night saying softly, “Oh God!” The tears came...

Cutting the Power

I composed myself, wiped my tears, took a big breath and finished reading, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” and “for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God...

Did God Cry Through Me That Day?

I spoke well that evening, even though every fear was continuously knocking on my door. I did my best to unplug from what I had just been told, but it seemed hopeless. I couldn’t help but see my clients, my wonderful trusting clients, my pastors and missionaries,...

Wait! – Don’t pull the Trigger!

I sat that fateful afternoon at my desk, looking up at my two managers with eyes of unbelief. I listened and my mind became like a slipping clutch.  I couldn’t grasp what they were saying. I sat silent for a moment trying to take it in. The only thing that I could...