From Attempted Suicide to Saving Souls
Jay Lowder was seconds away from ending his life when an unexpected interruption, followed by a dramatic revelation of Jesus’ love for...
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Jay Lowder
- Sep 7, 2022
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Interruptions can save a life
While not a day that goes by that I don’t think about the day I was ready to end my life, it is especially significant in September,...
I am fascinated by a compelling true story.
There are many ways to communicate information, but I have found that some truths are most easily grasped in the context of a parable.
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- Aug 20, 2018
The TREE
Just bear with me for a moment and let me set the table for a true story about Kayley, about a friend named Rodney who went to live with...
- Aug 7, 2018
If I Were the Devil
If I Were The Devil: I would attack your parents and begin this assault before you were even born. I would whisper to your Daddy and...
- Jul 27, 2018
God...please...I'm begging you!
Kayley Hospital Watch “God please…please…please…help me, I'M BEGGING YOU” she sobs. I wipe tears… run my fingers down her ankles… hoping...
- Jul 20, 2018
Jesus was a gentleman
Jesus was a gentleman He always respected women- (the me/too movement wouldn’t have frightened Him). He never interrupted others. He...
- Jul 9, 2018
Doubt
Kayley Hospital Watch Doubt He is the one you really didn’t want to run into but have difficulty avoiding. He is the unwelcome/...
- Apr 3, 2018
Strangers
Kayley Hospital Watch Strangers Strangers- people you don’t know, recognize or are unfamiliar with. Outsiders… They are the ones your...
- Apr 2, 2018
Mothers
Kayley Hospital Watch Mothers It wasn't supposed to be this way. No, no, no -she was supposed to be the one sleeping on a real bed as...
- Mar 31, 2018
Fathers
Kayley Hospital Watch Fathers You just never know who you're going to run into at a hospital. It's a pretty remarkable story; it is...
- Mar 30, 2018
Remembering
Kayley Hospital Watch REMEMBERING As morning dawned yesterday I craved hope. Something... anything... just a morsel of relief; I prayed...
- Mar 29, 2018
Good Friday
Kayley Hospital Watch Good Friday/Baby Girl It always seemed weird to me to call "Good Friday"-Good. Yes, I theologically know why, I can...
- Mar 28, 2018
What if...?
Kayley Hospital Watch WHAT IF? WHAT IF... you were only 19 years old? WHAT IF... you had never been to the hospital since your birth day...
- Jan 19, 2018
Secrets and #MeToo
In the last few months, curtains have been torn down and masks removed. What has been exposed to the world has been revolting and...
- Jun 11, 2017
Father's Day to me
My wife Missy had uttered the life-changing words “it's time,” a grueling 7 hours earlier. It felt like more than 7 years. Against her...
- Oct 4, 2015
Deadly Faith
I am awestruck by the courage of the Umpqua Community College students. Witnesses to Thursday’s deadly shooting say numerous victims were...
- Aug 6, 2015
My Favorite Verses
GOD'S WORD is not only alive and active, but it is also as necessary for spiritual life as oxygen is to physical life. Having read the...
- Jun 22, 2015
Fishing with bears
I just returned from a seven-day trip to Alaska where I was invited to speak at a great church that is impacting Anchorage in numerous...
- Apr 13, 2015
Your story is his story...Share it!
Easter is the most important holiday for Christians. It is a time when we celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord. And it is one...
- Mar 26, 2015
Marriage Mountains
Every marriage has its share of mountains. There is the thrill of ascending to the marital summit where ecstasy, stunning new realities...
- Feb 27, 2015
Condemned to hell at Mardi Gras
Just because the cloud in the sky looks like a multi-headed dragon to you doesn’t mean it doesn’t look like a four-leaf clover to someone...
- Dec 22, 2014
Price Tag
Every good and perfect gift….. has a price tag. As I walk around from shop to shop looking for the perfect gift to give someone this...
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