One of John's good friends, Doug Reynolds, shares his story with John of how he came to faith in Jesus. This was just days before John's passing and he was so encouraged to hear Doug's story.
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“One of our greatest struggles may be our self-sufficiency. Many of us have so much that we have not learned a dependent life style on Jesus. I want to invite you to ask, 'how have I become self-reliant?'“ -John Drage
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My sweet and most wonderful best friend John Drage got his eternal reward early this morning! We grieve and rejoice!
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As John lives out his final days we reflect as a family about his impact and his assurance of the future. He is absolutely at peace to where his soul is going and does not feel ripped off by his seemingly unfortunate circumstances. We love you John!
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These past couple weeks have been especially hard. As it seems these may be my last days and weeks I continue to praise God for who He is and what He has done. The Lord has a good plan and we can trust Him with our whole hearts.
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After 6 weeks of corona our tests are finally negative.
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When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey have you ever wondered if the donkey thought that the attention was for him? Of course the praise of the people wasn't for the donkey. It was for Jesus. We can very similarly think that our lives are about us. In reality, they are all about showing off JESUS.
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Why Do I Believe in God? What are the reasons He exists? Here are my top 4 sets of evidence explaining why I believe.
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When I was 15 years old God used my shop teacher, Mr. King, to introduced me to Jesus. Mr. King recently visited and we got to relive the 38 year-old story! My life has been forever changed.
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Jesus is doing something miraculous in me! His Holy Spirit is the light in me that gives me strength and hope.
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The surgery was 10 days ago now. I am recovering slower than I did last February after the first one, which is what the doctors expected. Here are some of the things I am dealing with currently.
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Today we received bad news that the “spot” from last month’s MRI has doubled in size.
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This was another MRI day. I thought the doctors would see nothing and we would fly home happy to have seen nothing on the screen. That was not how today played out.
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Spending time reading the Bible and praying is the best way to begin our day because it gets us thinking right. Let’s explore this together!
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Last week I got to spend an incredible weekend with my friends at H2O church in Bowling Green, Ohio! What a privilege it was to share my story of faith in terminal brain cancer!
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Ever since Feb. 20, 2019, I have been trying to figure out my new role. Being given a terminal diagnosis is not only emotionally draining, but it has challenged me to recalibrate how I look at life.
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These 4 word pictures are a summary of the Good new of the Gospel in Jesus Christ! 1. Accept the gift 2. Say I do 3. Cross the bridge 4. Surrender!
When we read the Bible let's ask a few questions! What does the text say (observation)? What does it mean (interpretation)? What do I do in response to the text (application)?
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This suffering is very real and it is getting my attention. But what might God be doing in me right now? Pain just may be God’s way of getting our attention and awakening our hearts to His ways.
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One of the great challenges with my cancer has been trying to plan for how long I have left to live. Glioblastoma is so aggressive and so unpredictable.
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