Hanging Shingles and Helping Souls

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August 27, 2025 – 08/27/2025

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27 – Things Revealed & Unveiled in God’s Presence and Light of Truth

And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. Romans 8:27 NLT

Hanging Shingles and Helping Souls\n

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There\u2019s no way I would ever have signed up to be a pastor. I was going to be a professional musician, tour the world, have lots of fans, and live big. God knew my plan, and He knew it was going to take a bit of bait and switch to get me with His program. This is why I call Him \u201cJehovah Sneaky.\u201d\n

It all started with an 80-year-old man putting new shingles on his lady friend\u2019s leaky roof. He only had the strength to climb the roof with a single shingle each day. He would nail it down, rest, then climb down. It was all he could do.\n

My father-in-law saw this and decided I needed to climb that roof and help that old man get the job done. Still wanting to impress my beautiful bride\u2019s daddy, I got to work.\n

When I finished, the old lady offered me a glass of lemonade to thank me. Leanna had come over, so we went inside. When she opened her refrigerator, lemonade was about all she had. Leanna made a run for the store and we filled her fridge and cupboards.\n

The old lady was thankful; the old man wasn\u2019t. \u201cWhat about me? I need food too,\u201d he said, noting several of his friends needed groceries too. Leanna and I loaded up the back of my truck with bread and other essentials and took them back on Saturday, thinking five or six people would show up. He brought over 30 elderly people.\n

Within a few months, we were visiting over 70 houses every weekend to deliver food and pray with the people we were blessing. It was the start of the OpenDoor Food Bank, which was the start of OpenDoor Church as we know it.\n

God knew I wouldn\u2019t sign up to be a pastor, but I\u2019d say yes to helping a hungry neighbor. Now, the food bank feeds thousands of people, and our church blesses even more. I\u2019d say that\u2019s a miracle on a hot tin roof, wouldn\u2019t you?\n

What is God\u2019s plan for you? Have you been running from a blessing? Stop!\u00a0","hover":"\nWhich Wolf Do You Feed?\n

Jesus-driven thinking helps and heals. This is what the Bible has to say on the subject: For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. \u2013 Romans 8:6\n

The Cherokee nation knew it, too. Check out this spot-on tribal tale:\n

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life. He told the boy, \u201cA terrible fight is going on inside me. It is a fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and self-doubt.\"\n

The old man continued: \u201cThe other wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.\u201d He then told the boy, \u201cThis same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person, too.\u201d\n

The grandson thought about it for a minute, then asked his grandfather, \u201cWhich wolf will win?\u201d The wise old chief replied, \u201cThe one you feed.\u201d\n

What wolf have you been feeding? Just know the wolf of evil thoughts will eventually devour you, and likely others as well. Thoughts become actions, and there is always collateral damage.\n

That\u2019s not you! You can control your thought life and ensure the evil wolf starves to death."}},"slug":"et_pb_blurb"}">Hanging Shingles and Helping Souls

There’s no way I would ever have signed up to be a pastor. I was going to be a professional musician, tour the world, have lots of fans, and live big. God knew my plan, and He knew it was going to take a bit of bait and switch to get me with His program. This is why I call Him “Jehovah Sneaky.”

It all started with an 80-year-old man putting new shingles on his lady friend’s leaky roof. He only had the strength to climb the roof with a single shingle each day. He would nail it down, rest, then climb down. It was all he could do.

My father-in-law saw this and decided I needed to climb that roof and help that old man get the job done. Still wanting to impress my beautiful bride’s daddy, I got to work.

When I finished, the old lady offered me a glass of lemonade to thank me. Leanna had come over, so we went inside. When she opened her refrigerator, lemonade was about all she had. Leanna made a run for the store and we filled her fridge and cupboards.

The old lady was thankful; the old man wasn’t. “What about me? I need food too,” he said, noting several of his friends needed groceries too. Leanna and I loaded up the back of my truck with bread and other essentials and took them back on Saturday, thinking five or six people would show up. He brought over 30 elderly people.

Within a few months, we were visiting over 70 houses every weekend to deliver food and pray with the people we were blessing. It was the start of the OpenDoor Food Bank, which was the start of OpenDoor Church as we know it.

God knew I wouldn’t sign up to be a pastor, but I’d say yes to helping a hungry neighbor. Now, the food bank feeds thousands of people, and our church blesses even more. I’d say that’s a miracle on a hot tin roof, wouldn’t you?

What is God’s plan for you? Have you been running from a blessing? Stop! 

Grounded in FaithDeclare!

God created me, and He knows me. I am open to all the ways He prompts me to bring His goodness into the world. I may not understand everything He is doing through me, but I know that He and His plan are the best and bring amazing goodness in ways I never could without Him.

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