Two weeks ago, I made a big announcement to the NewHeart family. You can click here and go to the October 26 message and listen as I shared my heart with the congregation. The letter I refer to is below. You can see a map of...
Yesterday ended quite badly, starting with arriving to my hotel room at about 2:00 am Columbus time. That in and of itself was not entirely a bad thing. It was buffered by a great conversation with a guy I sat with on the plane from...
Sitting at Chicago O'Hare Airport, waiting for my 9:05 (7:05 PST) to board and take off at 11:00 (9:00 PST), which is midnight in Columbus, Ohio, my destination. Attending our annual Foursquare Convention with about 2,000 other Foursquare Pastors and Leaders. Circumstances have kept me from...
It's late night on Easter Sunday. We enjoyed a terrific weekend of Easter celebrations at church. This year, I sang in the choir, the first time I've done so in at least 15 years. It was a real blast connecting with the choir partners! I...
I am writing this post from Lincoln, CA, where one of my wife's brother's owns 40 acres. He and his wife built a home on it about 2 years ago. Their place is central to where Colleen's parents and siblings live, so it's perfect for a...
After all I have written mostly about my own physical challenges these last several month's, our church family has been through quite a year of its own! Haven't written much about that, but we are entering a new season, and I want to celebrate it! Back...
This morning, a story ran on NBC's Today Show. It was about a young lady named Gentrie Hanson, who has gastroparesis, the same rare condition I've been diagnosed with. You can click here to watch the feature. While my experience is mine alone, it's always good to...
Saw my doctor at Cedars-Sinai today for results from last week's tests, which all showed no abnormalities. That's good news! From here, he sees no reason for further testing. He is calling what I have "post-infectious gastroparesis", believing that it was most likely brought on...
The long, but good, weekend, started too early for my taste on Friday morning when the alarm went off at 5:00 am. Colleen, Jonathan and I headed out at 6:30 for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. I went through my first test with them in this gastrointestinal journey...
I just now heard back from Cedars-Sinai. My Gastric Emptying Study has been scheduled for next Friday, August 6 at 8:30 am at Cedars. The follow-up appointment with the doctor for results will be on Thursday, August 19 at 11:30 am. I've asked them to...