Tag: Hope

Last night was a late night for many of us here in America as we watched the vote count into the wee hours of the morning. We went to bed knowing Trump was well in the lead, and even leading in key blue swing states. Despite the terrible coverage by Fox and many other mainstream media outlets calling states for Biden way too early, and delaying calling states for Trump (even with 99% of the vote in that he had clearly won), Trump’s lead was obvious. Then all those democrat controlled swing states stopped counting votes because they didn’t like Trump’s lead, then a bunch of ballots suddenly came out of nowhere and 100% of those fraudulent ballots went to Biden. We all see what’s going on here, folks. The left is trying to steal this election, but they forget something very important. Cheating doesn’t establish rulers, God does!

The coverage of the election was awful. I turned it to Fox just to see how bad it was, and it didn’t take long for me to turn it off. It’s sad what happened to Fox. Tucker and the other Patriots should leave. Don’t even get me started about CNN and the other hardcore leftist propaganda machines. I watched the coverage on Newsmax on Twitter until about 1 in the morning. It was so much better! Factual, honest, and straightforward reporting. Check them out!

It was ridiculous that Fox called Arizona last night! That was way too early! Arizona is still in play! Trump is leading in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Georgia too. This whole vote count fraud going on in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania is such a shame, and it totally undermines the integrity of our Constitutional Republic. We must pray for our country and ask God to have mercy on us! Please, Lord Jesus, deliver us from the hand of the wicked and may their evil plans come to nothing!

God reminded me of a verse in Colossians today. It is regarding the supremacy of Jesus Christ above all things and how the thrones, powers, rulers, and authorities were created. There are those in this country who think they can cheat God’s will, but God will not be mocked. God is in control, He sees the cheating by the left, and God laughs at their pathetic attempt to change His will. Remember who is above all things! God has a will and it will be done!

“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”

-Colossians 1:13-20

Amen! Jesus Christ is Lord! It is God who establishes rulers, not men! Jesus has all authority over all world leaders, and it is God who places and removes them from power! God abhors dishonest scales. God is with Trump, and no amount of cheating can ever stop God’s will!

Keep praying and keep hope alive! It was awesome last night when Florida was called for Trump! It was an honor to vote for Trump here in Florida and it is an honor to be a part of that victory! Praise God!

Don’t let anxiety rob your joy or peace. God is truly on His throne above us all, Jesus is our Lord and Savior, and God will accomplish His purpose on earth! To my fellow Patriot brothers and sisters here in America, hold the line and pray! May God strike down the lies and fraud, bring the truth to light, and may His will be done! If it is God’s will for Trump to remain President, which I believe it is, then Trump will remain President, and that victory comes from God alone!

Grace and peace to you all!

October is a very special month to me. 24 years ago, in October of 1996, Jesus saved my soul! I don’t remember the exact date, but I know it was a Friday and I’m pretty sure it was the second Friday that October. It was my freshman year in college and I had just left a terrifying supernatural ordeal that lasted the entire 4 years I was in high school. The Lord found me broken, hurting, confused, and angry, and He lifted me up and filled me with His healing and love! He gave me a new life, filled me with the Holy Spirit, and set me on a new path that has continued to this day! Thank You, Jesus!

When I say 24 years of faithfulness, I am not talking about myself. For the last 24 years of my life I have followed Jesus, but I have not always been faithful to Him. I have made many mistakes and fallen many times, but through it all the Lord has been absolutely 100% faithful to me! When the Lord saved me, I was a broken 18 year old teenager who used alcohol and partying to numb the pain from living in a nightmare. I hated God and Christians, and I never thought I would ever accept Jesus. I am so thankful that He had mercy on me!

Where I have sinned or faltered in my walk with Him, Jesus has never left me. He has disciplined me, pruned me, even punished me in His great love, but He has never left me and He never will. He has always been faithful to forgive and restore me. The number one thing I want all people to know about my relationship with Jesus is that He has been so very faithful to me! When He said, “no one can snatch them out of my hand,” He meant it! We can take Jesus at His word and trust Him with all our hearts!

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”

-Jesus speaking in John 10:27-30

Many of you already know my testimony and you know about my book “One Man’s Very Strange Supernatural Life.” For any new folks here on my blog, my testimony is filled with supernatural experiences and miracles that will challenge what you perceive to be reality, and hopefully, show you just how much God loves you. The Lord gave me the gift of evangelism 24 years ago and He has been using me to share my testimony and preach the Gospel ever since. With all my heart I want you to know that God loves you, Jesus is alive and He loves you, and everything the Bible says is true!

When I was in 8th grade, back in 1991, my Dad got a new job in Illinois. Unfortunately, we ended up moving into a house that was possessed. For 4 years when I was in high school, our family lived with an evil spirit (a demon) that tormented us. It did many terrifying things, including turning lights on and off, knocking pictures off the wall, kicking our dog, making a breathing noise in my ear, showing itself to my sister one night, lighting a candle, and many other things that just about ruined our lives. We were not Christians back then, so we did not know what to do. We told a few people what was happening, but we mostly just stayed quiet about it and tried to live our lives like normal. It was terrifying and insane.

After Jesus saved me in October of 1996, I went home that Christmas break and the very first thing I did upon walking through the front door was run all through the house going room to room rebuking the demon out in the Name of Jesus! We never had any more trouble after that, and my Dad, Mom, and sister all ended up getting saved! Facing real evil will send you running into the arms of Jesus!

2 years later in the summer of 1998, my very strange supernatural life continued as I had two encounters with God’s angels that strengthened my faith and gave me an even deeper understanding that nothing is impossible for God. The first time, an angel rescued me by carrying me away from a man who was chasing me with a butcher knife on the streets of Denver. The second time, an angel appeared to me in my friend’s house and gave me a message that God had something for me to do. We ended up saving a woman from a dangerous situation that night. Heaven and hell are very real, both angels and demons really do exist, and we all desperately need Jesus to save us!

In 2012, my life took another strange turn as I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease on January 6th that year. Then on April 28th, 2012, the Lord did the most powerful miracle of my life when He saved me by the power of the Holy Spirit after I stopped breathing due to anaphylactic shock. I am alive today because Jesus lives! Jesus saved my life by angelic protection and He protected me and put me back in my body after I died in 2012! Jesus is the resurrection and the life and Jesus is Lord!!!

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

-John 11:25-26

Please read my posts “Remember that time when…” and “My Lazarus Moment” to learn the details of those amazing experiences!

Through it all, the Lord has been so faithful to me! Even through all the pain and suffering with Celiac Disease, Jesus is always with me and He always strengthens me, comforts me, and gives me peace. For the last 8 years and 10 months of my life, I have fought this disease by the power of the Holy Spirit. All the supernatural events and miracles have given me great encouragement during my time of suffering. I know without any doubt that Jesus Christ is real and He is alive, and I will testify of His great love for His glory until my very last breath!

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

-Romans 8:38-39

It is almost Halloween, the celebration I most despise. I warn you as I have before, do not mess around with evil. Do not watch the scary movies, do not take it lightly, and do not allow evil into your home. It is not funny and it is not a game! There is nothing fun or funny about the evil one, his demons, or hell. Flee from all of that sin and death, and honor the Lord!

It has been very difficult for me to write consistently lately. Those of you who have been reading my blog for the last 2 years, know that I use to write just about every day, but sometimes I need to rest when I’m fighting bad episodes with Celiac. It has been difficult since moving here to Florida back in July, and the last 2 weeks have been very painful. My small intestine is damaged, so I have issues with the digestive process. I’ve been dealing with the hot nausea that knocks me to my knees, intestinal pain, and loss of appetite again. It’s almost impossible to write when I’m that sick and I just can’t get out of the bathroom. It is also very lonely and difficult to bear at times, but the Lord is always faithful to lift me up. Thank you for your prayers!

The Lord has been refining me in the furnace of affliction, and I submit to Him and His will. With all the Lord has done for me and my family, I know full well that He can do anything at anytime, and that includes healing me. I know with all my heart that He will finish the work He started in me because He is faithful and He has proven that to me time and time again the last 24 years!

If you don’t know Jesus, please come to Him before it’s too late! The signs of the end times are all around us, and although we don’t know how much time we have left, we do know Jesus is coming soon. Jesus loves you, Jesus died for you, and Jesus will forgive you and save your soul!

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

-Romans 10:9

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

-Jesus speaking in John 3:16

If you know Jesus, but you have fallen into sin, please repent and turn back to the Lord! It is never too late! Jesus still loves you, He has redeemed you, and He still accepts you as His own! Don’t listen to the devil’s lies! Jesus is faithful and nothing can snatch you out of His hand. Read Hebrews 12, submit to His loving discipline, and return to Him. He loves you forever!

My name is Ryan Callahan and this is my testimony before God and man. Every word is true and I pray the Lord uses it all to lead many souls to salvation! May God’s will be done in all things! Jesus is alive, Jesus loves you, and Jesus will always be faithful to you!

Grace and peace to you all!

“Praise the LORD, all you nations;

extol him, all you peoples.

For great is his love toward us,

and the faithfulness of the LORD

endures forever.

Praise the LORD.”

-Psalm 117:1-2

There is a new Christian album out right now that went straight to #1 on iTunes within hours of its release! That album was made by my friend and brother in Christ, Bryson Gray! If you have been reading my blog for awhile, then you know Bryson is on fire for Jesus, and he preaches the truth boldly. He and I are a lot alike in how we preach the truth of God’s Word and the Gospel unashamed. He is also a strong American Patriot like me and he speaks the truth about all things, including society and politics. His new album “Can’t Cancel God” is a Holy Spirit filled weapon that cuts down the lies of the evil one, and pierces the darkness with the light of Jesus! Bryson loves Jesus with all his heart, and like he says, “this is not the Christian music that you’re used to.” This is God bringing His army toe to toe against the evil one and his wicked influence over culture worldwide! This is spiritual warfare and this is how soldiers of God fight back!

“I know we’re at war, the devil runnin’ the culture. A warrior for God, so I’m gonna fight until it’s over. I gave my life to the Lord and then He made me a soldier. Ya’ll can take all of the money, I’m never givin’ my soul up!”

Bryson Gray, From song “God Wins”, Can’t Cancel God

It is so encouraging and refreshing to see God rising up soldiers and sending them into battle! Bryson and I have been fighting side by side in the trenches on Twitter for a long time. It’s amazing to see how God has moved in his life! He is a humble man of God who just recently became famous this year after the booming success of his albums “Maga Ain’t Got No Color” and “Maga Szn.” You may remember my post about Bryson titled, “You’re My Brother.” Despite all the attention and success, Bryson remains humble and close to his brothers and sisters who have supported him from the start. He is flying all over the country doing shows, but he still takes time to hit me back on Twitter when I send him an encouraging word. It has been an honor and a blessing to fight alongside him in the hate filled trenches of Twitter.

Bryson is an independent artist and he remains that way because he always puts God first. He is not going to sell out to some big record label that controls his speech. He preaches the bold truth straight from God’s Word, and he will not be silenced! In a culture that wants to cancel God and kick Him and His Word out of society, God’s people will stand firm and declare that God will never be cancelled! God’s warriors will always rise up and we will preach the truth until our very last breath! The Kingdom of Heaven is advancing forcefully and nothing can stop it, amen!

“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.”

Jesus speaking in Matthew 11:12

Please support my brother in Christ and buy his new album! The beats are excellent and the truth flowing through every song is so refreshing! It is amazing to see his album at #1 on the charts, and it shows us that we don’t need the evil system of Hollywood and the media to be successful in music or movies or any other artistic avenue! God is using independent Christian artists to break through the lies and hate, and we are victorious by His power and grace! We are standing up to the wickedness in our culture, and millions of people are seeing the light!

“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 14:6

If you believe in Jesus, keep going! Keep fighting the good fight and never give up! Whether you are a writer or musician or artist or poet or whatever other gifts God has given you, the Lord can and will make an impact through you for His glory! In a world that twists and distorts God’s Word and calls evil good and good evil, we must stand firm in God’s truth! We must take up the sword of the Spirit and charge the enemy! Take the fight right to his doorstep and kick the door down in the power of the Holy Spirit!

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”

Ephesians 6:10-13

God’s warriors fight to call people out of darkness, and that is exactly what Bryson does in his new album. It is a call to come out of this dark world and wake up to the Light! It is a warning to repent and a call to come running to Jesus before it’s too late! May the Lord use “Can’t Cancel God” to open up minds and hearts to the truth, and save souls! May He glorify His Holy Name through His people, and spread revival through the world!

“to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’…”

Isaiah 49:9

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 10:9

“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.”

Ephesians 6:14-18

To my brother in Christ, Bryson: keep standing firm, brother! We are praying for you and we are with you! Jesus is with us and He will never leave us! It has been awesome and encouraging fighting this war alongside you! We have received so much hate, but as you say on your new album and as Jesus told us, “the persecuted are blessed!” May the Lord fan into flame the gifts He has given His people, and may we be found faithful and strong in Him! My armor is on, my shield is up, and my sword is ready! See you back in the trenches, brother! You showed them all that they can’t cancel God! Jesus Christ is Lord!

“This is not the Christian music that you’re used to. There’s a lot of false prophets tryin’ to confuse you. God said, “You got talent, let me use you.” Give yourself to the Lord, become a new you! Okay, I know the devil tryin’ to get me, I say no way. I’m gonna tell you what these false teachers won’t say, it’s either God or the world, you can’t go both ways, can’t go both ways.”

Bryson Gray, From song “God’s Soldier”, Can’t Cancel God

Grace and peace to you all!

One crucial part of life we are all missing during this time of fearmongering, lies, and shutdowns is fellowship. They shut down our businesses and churches, they isolate our loved ones in hospitals and nursing homes like a prison, and they made human interaction illegal. This needs to stop, folks, and it needs to stop now. The joyful fellowship I had this morning helped me see just how much I miss and need fellowship, and I mean good old fashioned in person face to face human interaction with no masks and no social distancing. 15 days to slow the spread turned into almost 7 months now. This is no longer about a virus, if it ever really was; this is about power and control. People need each other and we desperately need that fellowship joy!

This morning was such a surprising and refreshing encouragement that I knew right away that I had to write about it. Most of you know that we moved here to Florida back in July. Last Saturday, Governor DeSantis issued a new order that opened up the entire state and banned mandatory masks. We are living free in Florida, and no city, county, business, or school district can force us or our kids to wear a mask anymore! Praise God!

I even wrote the superintendent of our school district letting him know that I trust he and the school board will obey the law and no longer require masks. Our kids have been in school for a few weeks now. They are allowed mask breaks and other times where they don’t have to wear them, but they have still been required. Now that masks are optional in Florida, the schools must obey the law. The superintendent actually wrote me back and he let me know they will be reviewing the order and how to proceed this week. They are getting a lot of flak from parents here. People are fed up and we have a Governor who backs us up!

If people still want to wear a mask and they want their kids to wear a mask, go ahead. Your fear doesn’t limit my freedom, my family isn’t wearing one, and Governor DeSantis said you can’t force us to. Praise God for a Governor who protects and upholds our Constitutional rights and civil liberties! If you want to be forced to wear a mask, go live in Colorado where I came from. Polis is happily forcing everyone to mask up. You could also go live in NYC or California. Lunatic Governors Cuomo and Newsom love forcing masks on their people and violating their liberty with tyranny.

So, about that joyful fellowship this morning. A couple weeks ago, the air conditioning in our oldest car quit working right. Sometimes it would blow out cold air and sometimes it was warm air. It was miserable a few times picking up our son from school as I sat in car line for over an hour with no A/C. It happened again yesterday and that was the last straw for me, so I made an appointment with the auto repair shop just a few houses down from us on our street. It is such a blessing to have a shop so close! I just walked home after dropping it off.

When I walked into the shop, I was greeted by smiling faces instead of masks, and we said good morning to each other. We started to talk about my car, but then we all started talking about the chilly weather today. It was about 68 degrees this morning and it felt great! Nice cool crisp air and pretty much no humidity. This is the perfect weather Floridians have been telling us about all summer. It actually feels a lot like Colorado today, and I can definitely get use to this! Finally was able to drive with my windows down this morning too, which felt great!

As we talked about the weather, I told them I was from Colorado and I loved the cooler air. I was talking with the owner, the woman at the front desk, and a mechanic. The owner asked me why we moved to Florida, so of course I told him about the liberals and high taxes in Colorado and how we wanted to live in a conservative state with a strong conservative Governor. After that, we talked about the debate last night, Covid, masks, schools, supporting Trump, and my favorite, Jesus. We ended up laughing and talking for almost an hour and the joy of the Holy Spirit was flowing!

They are all Christians and the owner even has a prayer room! How cool is that?! I’ve never seen an auto shop with a prayer room, but I have now! It was so much fun talking with all of them that I didn’t want to leave. It was like we were having church and it was beautiful! It is awesome being surrounded by people who love Jesus, family, and America!

It was so healing and refreshing to share fellowship with them. The owner even shook my hand! It is so cool to see people not living in fear! I reached out and shook his hand with great joy! It was awesome talking with fellow brothers and sisters who speak the truth about faith and politics! All of us need the comfort and encouragement of fellowship. God’s Word is clear, it is not good for man to be alone. We need to gather together to talk and pray and sing and encourage each other! We all need that fellowship joy!

“Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Ephesians 5:19-20

A few days ago, there was a Christian brother here in America who was arrested because he was singing at church without a mask. Yes, arrested! I never thought I would see the day where a Christian was arrested for singing at church in America! This isn’t about Covid. This is tyranny and persecution! Do we have a Constitution or not?! I know we will experience persecution as Christians, but even the Apostle Paul stood up for his rights as a Roman citizen (see Acts 22:22-29). They are using fear as a weapon to take our freedom and overthrow our Republic, and we all better stand up for each other before our freedom and rights are gone forever!

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

Galatians 5:22-23

No one in America should ever be arrested for singing at church! That is NOT America! How we are living down here in Florida is America. The American dream is alive and well down here! We are working, our kids are in school, and we are free! Our families are safer too because we DEFEND the police and respect law and order. You won’t see any of that liberal socialist violence down here! Antifa doesn’t want to tangle with our law enforcement officers, that’s for sure!

That burst of joy I received from having fellowship with my two brothers and sister in Christ this morning was glorious! We need to gather together to talk and sing and hug and shake hands and pray and worship together! We need human touch and interaction! No one in this country has the authority to violate your civil liberties or rights. We have the First Amendment and all other rights protected by our Constitution for a reason! No one has the authority to shut down your faith, your church, or your fellowship!

Take off that mask full of lies and fear! Talk to each other face to face and worship God together! There is nothing like the Holy Spirit fire among believers! That conversation this morning fired me up in the Spirit and the joy from that fellowship is still flowing! Love each other, be strong and courageous, and go get yourself some of that fellowship joy!

Grace and peace to you all!

“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”

2 Corinthians 13:14

Homesickness is a real thing. If you have ever had to leave your home, then you know this is true. I’ve been having a hard time writing and I debated whether or not to even write this post, but I am a writer, so it always helps to write what’s all jumbled up in my heart. It helps make sense of what I’m feeling and thinking. Maybe it will help you too. I miss my home and my heart feels sick. Not sure where this is going. I’m just going to write.

If you have been reading my posts regarding moving to Florida, then you know we left Colorado on July 19th and arrived here on July 21st. It was truly amazing how fast God moved in power to get us down here! He truly did part the seas for us! I want to be clear that I am very thankful for all the Lord did. From my wife getting a job so fast to selling our house in only 3 days, it was evident that He was with us and it was His will.

Everything is fine here and we are pretty much settled in for now. We will be moving again into our new home in 7 or 8 months, but this rental house is home for now. The people are nice here and the school is great. Our kids have already made good friends, and my wife already has good friends among her coworkers at the school too. Our daughter attends the same school my wife teaches at, and our son is at the charter’s elementary school right across the street. My wife is actually one of our daughter’s teachers, which is fun for them. They are just up the street about 8 minutes from the house too.

It is a huge blessing that my wife got hired by this charter school. It’s one of the best in the whole country, and both schools are protected full time by armed police officers, which I love. My kids are safe under armed protection at home and at school. I love seeing my son standing next to a cop when I pick him up. That man is a brave hero and I know he would give his life to protect our son and all the kids there.

Missing home is nothing against Florida. I just miss my home. I miss where I’m from, where I grew up. I lived in Colorado for 34 years. I’ve lived here for 2 months as of today. I was raised in Colorado, went to college and met my wife there, raised our kids there, and we had a great life together there. Anyone who knows me, knows that I love Colorado, and nobody ever expected me to leave. Matter of fact, I was the absolute last person my friends and family thought would leave. I wanted to live the rest of my life there.

I miss taking a deep breath of that crisp Rocky Mountain air. I miss the majestic mountains and fishing for trout in the beautiful rivers. I miss the sweet smell of vanilla on the bark of the mountain pine trees. I miss the deer coming through and the sounds of the crickets and sparrows. I miss watching the hawks soaring through the bright blue sky with the gorgeous view of the Rockies in the background. I miss the amazing sunrises and sunsets, the changing seasons, and how everything moves and feels. I miss the people, I miss Denver, and I even miss the snow and cold. I know God brought us down here to rescue us and bless us and I know there is nothing back there for me now, but my heart wants to go home.

The people here are nice and the Gulf and beaches are great. My wife and kids love it here and are very happy, but it’s harder for me. No matter where I live, Celiac is still with me. I’m still sitting in the house suffering and fighting this disease, and it has actually gotten worse since moving down here. I’ve been struggling with pain, loneliness, and depression yet again. You wouldn’t know that most of the time by how I write because I give it all to Jesus and just keep pressing on. Sometimes I write about it, but most of the time I don’t. It’s not easy fighting a chronic illness, and I fight the depression, anger, and loneliness that chronic disease and pain causes too.

I don’t really know what to do about how I’m feeling other than give it to God. I am 42. I’ve been fighting this disease for almost 9 years now. That is a lot of lost time I can’t get back. Almost a decade of my life is gone. Since moving down here, I’ve felt a deep hopelessness; like I’ve run my race and my life is over. I know we had to leave Colorado, but it still hurts that we had to leave. If it wasn’t for this disease, we would most likely still be there. If I was able to work full time like I did before Celiac destroyed my life, then it would not have been a problem.

There were other reasons we left, not just finances, but finances are a big reason when you can’t afford where you live anymore. It makes me so mad what those liberals did to my beautiful state! I love Colorado with all my heart! I wish I could go back and run for Governor! I would take the fight to those leftist traitors so hard, and I would have Colorado back on track to righteousness and prosperity in no time! No high taxes, no mandatory vaccines, no mandatory masks, no taking money from teachers, no lawlessness, and no shutdown!

I pray God spreads revival through Colorado and our whole country, and He removes all those wicked leftist traitors from power! Just look at all the violence, destruction, and death they have caused! It’s sickening! They want power, they want to control you and your kids, and they want to enslave us all with their socialist tyranny! Stand up, speak the truth, and fight back!

I am a mountain man. I lived the majority of my life at high altitude breathing thin fresh air. Our house was at 6,115 feet and we enjoyed beautiful blue skies, and clear starry nights every day. I am not use to wetness, rain, and humidity, and at this point, I don’t want to get use to it. I could turn off the A/C and drive with the windows down in Denver. If I do that here, the inside of the car starts getting wet and I can’t breathe from the heat and humidity. It has gotten a little cooler and less humid as we approach October, but it’s Florida, so I can never get a deep breath like I can in Colorado. The air is just too thick and wet here. I’m use to living in a high desert plain with dry heat, four seasons, and crazy weather coming down from the Rockies.

I didn’t want to leave Colorado. I just wanted to get out of debt and be able to afford the cost of living again. We did that, but we had to sell our house to get it done. We didn’t like what Polis was doing to teachers and the schools, but there are ways to fight back against tyrants and their tyrannical actions. We were getting tired of cold and winter, but my wife is from Anchorage, Alaska and I’m from Littleton, Colorado so that was the least of our concerns. I was going to have people shovel snow and mow my lawn as I got older anyway. The winter weather along the front range is pretty mild most of the time (even warm at times), and with over 330 days of sunshine per yer, just about every day in Colorado is beautiful.

There were so many things I wanted to show our kids. I never even got to take them up to Trail Ridge Road. They have been to the mountains many times, of course, but there was so much of the state we hadn’t seen. Even after living there for 34 years, I never got to visit Mesa Verde or resort towns like Steamboat and Crested Butte. I was blessed to have plenty of other adventures there like dropping in to Parsenn Bowl on my snowboard at 12,000 feet, river rafting the white water on the Arkansas, and hiking the Keyhole Route to the summit of Long’s Peak at 14,259 feet. Even did some rock climbing and rappelling in Estes Park. So many great memories.

I know we will make new memories here, and our home is wherever we are together as a family, so I am praying to stay positive and I’m asking the Lord to comfort and heal my heart. I will always miss Colorado and I truly hope I get to go back someday, even if it’s just to visit. I pray all my brothers and sisters in Colorado will stand up and fight back against the tide of liberal wickedness spreading through the state. Stand up for each other, stand up for your God given rights, and don’t let those insane traitors control your lives! Colorado is much too precious and beautiful and it must not be run by people who want to turn it into the failed socialist state of California! They are already well on their way, and if you’ve lived in Colorado for over 30 years like me, then you know I’m speaking the truth.

Yes, the cost of living is better down here, and we have a conservative Governor who respects our rights and law and order, but I will always miss Colorado. It use to be a red state, you know? Colorado was always conservative, always that is until liberals from Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle started pouring into the state as they fled all the problems they and their liberal politicians created in their states. It’s totally insane that they think going to a new state will change their lives, when they come to the new state and vote and act the same sick way that ruined their last state! Polis ruined Denver and now it’s just like L.A.! Increased crime and violence, massive amount of homeless camps, defunding police, Antifa and BLM terrorists on the streets, and sanctuary city lawlessness! That is not Colorado and that is not how Colorado should ever be! Fight back and kick those tyrant traitors out of office!

To all my brothers and sisters in Christ, please pray for me and my family. Pray the Lord heals me and gives me strength. The stress from the move has been difficult on my body and my health. The last week of August I might have even suffered a heart attack or an angina, but I’m not sure. It was very painful in my chest, like someone was squeezing my heart, and my left arm went numb. My kids were home because school hadn’t started yet, but my wife was at work getting her classroom ready. My kids just about called 9-1-1, but I had them text my wife and she was able to come home.

I was bent over gripping my chest groaning in pain as I cried out to the Lord, and I thought I was going to die. It was very hard to breathe as any time I tried to take a breath, I would get a sharp shooting pain in my heart. I didn’t want to tell anyone because I didn’t want anyone to worry, especially my parents, but I told my Mom yesterday. She wants me to see a doctor. I hate going to doctors, but I probably should find out what happened to my heart that day. The pain lasted from that afternoon until I passed out at 2 a.m. the next morning, and my chest was sore and tender for several days afterwards.

I don’t know the full extent of damage that Celiac has caused to my body. Being malnourished due to a damaged small intestine does all kinds of things to the human body. I don’t know how much time I have left on this earth, but I pray to live a life that pleases the Lord. Whether I live in Colorado or Florida, and whether I am healed or not, may His will be done in all things. My life is in His hands and I know He will never leave me nor forsake me. I know He loves me and watches over my life. Whether I die at 42 or 82, may He glorify His Holy Name through me!

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”

Jesus speaking in John 10:27-30

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 8:38-39

I miss my home, but I look forward to my eternal home in Heaven with Jesus most of all. That is my true home! This whole earth is just a rental, and I long to be home with the Lord. I give my broken heart to the Lord. May we have our eyes forever on Jesus!

“But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.”

2 Peter 3:13

“But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Philippians 3:20

Thank you for your prayers! Grace and peace to you all!

Hello friends and family! Thought you might like to see the future site of our new home here in Florida. Right now it is just an empty piece of land, but in about 7 or 8 months there will be a beautiful Spanish style home there for our family. We already bought the lot and put money down on the house, so construction will begin soon. This land is a huge blessing and it represents a much needed fresh start for our family! We are very thankful for all God has done!

We won’t have the majestic views we had in Colorado, but we will be very close to the beautiful beaches along the southwest Gulf coast, which are only about 5 minutes away. The community also has three swimming pools, and other cool attractions like a private lake and island, biking trails, sports courts, and a fitness center. It’s actually a gated neighborhood. I never thought I’d live in one of those, but in today’s world I appreciate the extra security for our kids. They also take care of all the landscaping, mowing, and pest control included in the HOA, which sounds good to me! I worked landscaping jobs and mowed lawns my whole life. After 8 1/2 years fighting Celiac Disease and Cachexia, and over 30 years mowing lawns, I’m more than happy to let someone else do it.

This was our first choice neighborhood, but it is almost completely built and we were running out of lots to choose from that we could afford. We actually almost didn’t get in. We wanted this lot back in July when we got here, but the sale of our house hadn’t closed yet, so we didn’t have the money to buy it. Someone else bought the lot while we were waiting, so we thought the door was closed. We were looking at buying the land right next to the rental house we are in now, but a few weeks later the agent from the neighborhood let us know the lot was back on the market. By that time, we had sold our home in Colorado, so we were able to buy the lot right away.

It always amazes me how God works things out. We gave it up to Him and He ended up giving it back! The Lord had this piece of property picked out just for us, and this is where we were meant to be. Remember this, nothing can stop God’s plan for your life. Our job as believers is to trust and follow Him. He will always be faithful to us and He will always work it out in His time and will!

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11

A fresh start with a new home in a new state is amazing, but what we all truly want is a fresh start for our soul. There is only One who can offer you that, and His Name is Jesus. Forgiveness of sins and eternal life is the most precious fresh start of all! If you are seeking peace and a new beginning, I recommend believing in Jesus and stepping into those beautiful plans He has for you! There is no better clean slate than the salvation of your soul!

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Jesus speaking in John 3:16

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 6:23

When you come to Jesus, He forgives and cleanses your sins and He makes you a new creation! Just like a caterpillar becoming a beautiful butterfly, you are reborn and made new as a child of God! The Lord fills you with His Holy Spirit and adopts you as His own! That fresh start continues through your walk with God day by day as you grow and mature in Christ, and He will never leave you nor forsake you!

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”

2 Corinthians 5:17

“This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

Romans 3:22-24

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 10:9

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”

Jesus speaking in John 10:27-30

Do you need a fresh start in your life? Do you want to be forgiven and free?! Come to Jesus today! He loves you and He wants to give you eternal life!

“In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

John 3:3

“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.”

Jesus speaking in John 7:38

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Jesus speaking in Acts 1:8

There is only one way to be born again, and that Way is to believe in Jesus Christ! The Holy Spirit is the living water flowing within those who believe in Jesus! We must be born again in the power of the Holy Spirit to see the Kingdom!

“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 14:6

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–not by works, so that no one can boast.”

Ephesians 2:8-9

“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Acts 4:12

“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession–to the praise of his glory.”

Ephesians 1:13-14

Jesus is the original fresh start! He is the firstborn over all creation and all things were made through Him! He is the only One who died to forgive our sins and reconcile us with God; our only Lord and Savior! Come to Jesus, and let Him make you brand new!

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”

Colossians 1:15-20

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.”

Romans 5:1-2

Jesus Christ is Lord!

Grace and peace to you all!