It was night. I was 16 on a church group ferry boat trip across Lake Michigan. Mother Nature had other plans. Terror hit us over the deep! Half way across this vast body of water, a massive storm hit with a ferocity Iv'e never seen before. The waves swelled 20 to 25 feet high. The […]
Continue reading...7. July 2016
My first office 41 years ago was in a basement built over a sewer. Some days the stench was so bad, I could not even go in there! I was a bumbling 2nd Lieutenant stationed in Stuttgart, Germany. The building was very old surviving several European wars. Funny how history repeats itself. Today I am […]
Continue reading...26. February 2016
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Would you consider cuddle praying in bed with your spouse tonight? You know, most Christian couples go to bed at night never uttering a word to God out loud together. Having counseled or worked with marriages and families for many years, Barbara and I have discovered a major key to maintaining a loving, confessed, Christ-focused, and God-honoring […]
Continue reading...24. August 2015
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Raji groaned as he drove to work. “I’m fed up with our culture! It stinks! My Christian faith is being mocked and put down almost every time I turn on the radio or watch TV. What is wrong with people! Don’t they realize sin is sin and there are serious consequences for it?” “And the […]
Continue reading...6. March 2015
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Send comments to: jgrunseth@centurylink.net I was driving to our weekly 7:00 AM Men's Bible Study at the Egg Harbor Cafe' in Lake Geneva, WI that we have each Wednesday. The radio was tuned to Moody Bible Radio, 90.1 FM. I don't know the name of the song or artist, but this woman was singing a version […]
Continue reading...5. January 2015
"You're judgmental! You're unloving! You're self-righteous!" I have either read these accusations or heard them spoken to me and others especially during these last few months. I happen to be a very imperfect follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe that God's Holy Word, the Bible, is without error, eternal, and […]
Continue reading...3. July 2014
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I love her. I don't know how else to say it. Barbara is everything to me! I would be completely lost without her. My first wife, Julie, died over 20 years ago from a long battle with cancer. I was suddenly alone with 4 relatively young children. I was devastated, lonely, and utterly spent. My […]
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12. July 2016
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