Category: Devotionals

The Update I Didn’t Want to Post

I thank everyone who has been praying for me over the last several days, and for those of you intuitive enough to check in for lack of a Caring Bridge update after Friday’s 3pm appointment, you may have guessed that Friday did not quite go as we had hoped. Unfortunately, we heard just about everything we did not want to hear. The fact that cancer cells were found…

Norma, Do You Know Jesus?

Quick story from our stay in the hospital. My wife, Crys Gorman, shows me more and more each day what true strength looks like. Yes, she is a beast in the gym and on the Spartan Warrior course, but I am talking about a strength that radiates from her spirit. If you saw her FB live video from yesterday before we left the hospital, then you saw someone who had…

Is This My Fault?

When I first began this journey, one of the thoughts I struggled with was “is this somehow my fault”. I wondered if I ate the wrong things or used the wrong cleaners in my kitchen. But most of all, I wondered if my prayers had somehow caused this. When I had previously prayed “God, give me a closer relationship to you” or “God, help me…

Consider it Pure Joy

James 1:2-3 says “Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of any kind…” I’ve often struggled with this verse, how can anyone be joyful to hear they have to face, especially one like I am facing now? The rest of the verse says “…the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so you may be mature and complete, not lacking…