As we began our conversation, she confirmed my suspicions: Begging for cash was the plan. She only needed about 10 dollars, she said, which would convince her friends back at the hotel to let her stay another night. She stood outside my car, talking about her predicament. I didn’t want her to sleep on the street ...
ARE YOU A MAMA'S BOY?
I have been a police officer for almost 34 years, and I've been in the ministry for over 40 years.
In my police career I have been to hundreds of disturbances, many of them between a husband and wife. And during my time as a minister, I have counselled dozens, if not hundreds, of married couples.
I have come to see that there there are many things that clause a couple to split, but there is one "disease" that has contributed to much turmoil.
It's called MBS.
Or, to acknowledge its full name: Mama's Boy Syndrome.
HUG AND HOLD OFTEN...
I was truly grateful for the van that this dear lady gave to my family and I. It was the color of our choice and easily seated seven people. She had seen me on TBN and felt that the Lord told her to give me her van! I couldn’t believe it. I remember the day she brought it to our house. We were overwhelmed.
I kept it for years, took it everywhere, and just flat wore it out. It had two gas tanks; when one ran dry, you only needed to flip over to the other one. Eventually, however, both gas gauges broke, and I had to guess at the level of fuel in my tank. I was usually right…
RESURRECTION 101: TEACHING COPS HOW TO RAISE THE DEAD
In spite of all my training as a police officer, I've never felt real comfortable when dispatched to medical calls. I'm a police officer; I wanna take bad guys to jail. "The sick need a physician," Jesus said - not a cop...
But I have come to learn that God is in everything I do, and it pleases Him greatly when I respond to whatever call I am sent to - and do so with a good attitude.
A Praying Safety Team
Laverne McDaniel...
It was November of 2010. I was driving along Highway 259 in Longview, Texas, praying earnestly that the Lord would show me where Ms. McDaniel was. I had heard that she was living in a retirement center, and I was determined to find her. I wanted to learn about her husband. I had also read that she had been named resident of the year. I also knew that Ms. McDaniel had been shot on the day of the tragedy...