One winter morning there was a traffic jam on my drive to work, but rather than get stressed about it, I cued up some music on my iPod and got drenched by the Holy Spirit. As drivers crept slowly toward the pile of cars that lie motionless on the freeway in the rain, I immersed…
Read MoreIt was a sunny but cold afternoon and I was at the grocery store to pick up a few things for dinner. A woman volunteer in a wheelchair sat at the entrance to the store ringing her Salvation Army bell as a blur of humanity passed before her eyes. A handful of coins plinked in…
Read MoreAs I drove to work I wondered who would be healed today. God had been doing more miracles through me when I asked people if they wanted prayer. Healing wasn’t just an occasional thing anymore, but a lifestyle. We checked out the ambulance and made sure all our equipment was working then called dispatch to…
Read MoreWhat do you do when you’ve been writing stories about the supernatural works of God for five years? Collect the best stories and put them in a book. I’m happy to announce that my latest book My Craziest Adventures With God is now available for purchase on Amazon. There are a couple of things I hope to accomplish with…
Read MoreAmy (not her real name) was in our new employee orientation class. When we told the group what we did, she said she was a detail technician. I didn’t even know we had detail techs. Her job is to clean up after me. When we cover the ambulance in mud, she washes it. When we…
Read MoreTom (not his real name) was a guitar player. Whether or not he’ll play again remains to be seen. I found him in the emergency room screaming in pain. My new friend is a guitar picker by night and works a manufacturing job by day. He was helping to move a large sheet of Plexiglas…
Read MoreEarly one morning, I saw a middle-aged hospital chaplain walking through a deserted hospital corridor. I couldn’t help but smile when I saw him. His arm was in a sling. I walked toward him and stretched out my hand. “I see I might be too late.” His right arm was in a sling and he…
Read MoreAt 19 years old, Jonathon was living out his dream of being a professional goalie. That dream came to a screeching halt when a slap shot broke his collar bone. Thinking it was just bruised, he stayed in the game. When the bone finally broke completely in two, it severed both muscle and tendon and…
Read MoreMy wife and I have a tradition that we enjoy. After four years of marriage, we still go on a dates. Last night we drove to Saguaro Lake. On the drive out to the lake we talked. Afterward, we went to Chili’s restaurant for an appetizer. The food was good, the conversation was light and…
Read MoreOn the way home from work yesterday, I stopped at the store to pick up marshmallows and chocolate bars to make s’mores. The warm weather has drawn us outside around the fire pit in the evenings. On the day before Thanksgiving, the store was crowded. A few moments after I arrived, I saw a woman…
Read MoreShe was a frequent flyer who landed at urgent care after a drinking binge. While waiting for the paperwork to be copied, I chatted with the security guard, who told me he was the first patient of the day. “But, don’t you work here?” “Yeah…but my bursitis was acting up and I figured they could…
Read MoreNot all EMT’s discover their calling straight out of high school. Some of us take a few detours. The guy I worked with today took some interesting ones. My normal partner is gone for a while on another assignment. My temporary partner called out sick. So today I worked with a rover; a guy who doesn’t…
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