Mourning with Hope: When Mom Met Her Jesus

4 My mother, Barbara Winten, went home to be with the Lord on December 3, 2025. I’ve been sitting with that sentence for days now. Reading it. Praying through it. Letting the weight of it settle into the deep places of my heart. Mom is gone from this earth. And yet—she’s more alive than she’s … Read more

Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, Psalm 100 invites us beyond the turkey and traditions into something far greater—the courts of the King. Whether you’re celebrating from a place of abundance or walking through your hardest season yet, God’s gates are open. His mercy is everlasting. And we are called His children.

My Testimony: You Have Seen, Believe

3 This is the testimony that inspired my recent blog post “You Have Seen, Believe – The Healing That Changed Everything”. But I wanted you to be able to hear it directly from me—the way I shared it with the men of my church, in my own words and in my own voice. Below is … Read more

Old Things Passed Away: Living as a New Creation

0 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 If you’ve been following my story, you know that God miraculously delivered me from alcohol addiction in one supernatural moment. You know He later healed my lungs in … Read more

The Sole Commandment: A Message of Love from 1 John

0 I’ve been writing a lot lately about what God has done in my life—stories like “A Jealous God” and “I Know a Guy”—and trust me, there’s more of those coming. God’s done some big things through His grace for Jill and me, and I’ll keep sharing those stories. But today, I need to step … Read more

The Lord Is a Jealous God—And I’m Grateful He Is

0 “For the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” (Exodus 34:14) God is a jealous God. The Bible makes no apologies for this truth. But here’s what amazes me—when He came for me in the depths of my addiction, He didn’t come with the wrath I deserved. He came with love. With … Read more

I Know a Guy Who Was Far From God

1 I know a guy who lived so far from God that he couldn’t even see the light from his Father’s house anymore. Alcohol had become his god, his comfort, his prison. Every morning brought the same cycle—promises to change, moments of clarity swallowed by the darkness of another drink, another broken promise to his … Read more