Category: Stories of Faith

I was deep in the weeds on a creative project. I couldn’t find my way out. The vision for the project was strong and clear. It inspired passion, and I was excited about all the possibilities.  It became so torturous that I was about to throw in the towel. The options for the way out…

This week I attended a Church leadership development conference at Angola, Louisiana State Penitentiary. This year was the 6th annual High Ground event at Angola. Ronnie Oliver was the guest of honor. I met Ronnie Slim in 2013 on my first trip to Angola. Being my first time in a maximum security prison, I was…

A little boy had no one to play with. The first memory I had as a little kid was bringing a stack of pictures to show-and-tell in Kindergarten. The teacher said, “we better not show these” and put them at the bottom of the stack. The pictures were of my torn up back from when…

Does God use broken people? Given our flaws, weaknesses and sin patterns can God still further his purpose through us here on earth? I have wrestled for a long time with these questions. Reflecting on a powerful act of God I witnessed on August 11, 2016, for me they come to a resolution. I was…

Today is the funeral for Billy Graham. He was laid to rest in a casket made by inmates at Angola Prison in Lousiana. I have visited that wood shop and heard about the caskets that were made there for both Billy and his wife, Ruth. It amazes me that such a prominent leader would give…