Or an Update on What is Happening in Our Lives
If you follow the blog, you will know that our lives have not been rosy. You would think that God would want to bless His people with great abundance and a charmed life so that others might desire the same. The truth is that God does not operate that way. In general, the world is a difficult place, and we all struggle and strive to make it in this world. I have no doubt that this is the result of the curse which we read about in Genesis 3:17-19:
Cursed is the ground for your sake;
In toil you shall eat of it
All the days of your life.
Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you,
And you shall eat the herb of the field.
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Till you return to the ground
The curse most definitely affects all people and those who trust in Jesus are no different. Why is that though? Why would not God give special grace to those who trust Him and live according to His will. I think that the apostle Paul helps us understand in Romans 5:3-4:
And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
So, we see that those who trust and believe in God are not automatically granted an easy ride in life. This has been true for us as a family. In January 2023 I lost a very good paying job. I thought that through writing I might build a new career, but it has not been easy. In February of 2024 my father passed away after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease and hitting closest to home, in April of 2024 our 27-year-old daughter died unexpectedly after a short and normal illness (read about the struggle to understand and process grief here).
Life has not been easy. In the last year and a half, we have been trying, with the grace of God to put our lives back together. We found Griefshare in the fall of 2025 which has been a blessing. If you are grieving, I recommend their program. In January of 2026 I began school at Clear Creek Baptist Bible College with the purpose of becoming a pastor. I have felt that call on my life for a long time and have been preaching a little in area churches recently.
It is a lot of work and is a lot of writing also. Unfortunately, it has left me unable to publish articles as often as I would want to. I hope that you will bear with me as I try to get a few more out when time permits.
Some of my early writing has utilized AI for drafting and some composition. I have come to despise the sound and quality of AI writing. It all sounds the same. Too much fluff, too perfect but also too many words. I have made a commitment to rewrite some of those articles in the future. I hope you will appreciate that. My plan is to have no feature AI assisted or composed writing. The internet is becoming full of AI slop. I do not want to be adding to it!
God bless you.
