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Welcome to my blog. You’re going to find posts on a lot of different topics here, but all of them are based on things I’ve learned by applying the truths of the Bible to life in the real world.
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As a teenager in Italy, I was convinced God had called me to spend my life as a missionary. Instead, He dismantled my plans, stripping away what I thought was my destiny, and taught me to trust Him rather than my own ambitions. Now, decades later—unemployed, caring for a wife with cancer, and living entirely by faith—I’ve discovered something unexpected: God has granted me the very experience I once longed for. Against all appearances, I’m living the dream.
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Sometimes the hardest part isn’t being shaped by the Potter — it’s sitting on the shelf afterward. When seasons of waiting stretch longer than we expect, it’s easy to feel overlooked, unused, or forgotten. But what if the shelf isn’t a place of abandonment? What if it’s a place of honor — a reminder that being set aside can mean being sanctified for something special?
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
It's easy at Thanksgiving to just give thanks, but God doesn't give to us so we can consume it. This story from my Alexander File reminds me how to demonstrate I'm truly thankful.
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
On some days, life just stinks. I didn't need a children’s book, a college girlfriend, or a soggy walk up and down the hills of West Virginia to teach me that. But I did need them to learn that bad days don’t define a life -- hope does. Over the next few posts, I’m going to share parts of my Alexander File with you, in hopes it inspires you to build your own. Because hope is meant to be shared.