Second Corinthians chapter one, verse nine is the passage I've chosen for my journey through prostate cancer. Although Paul was speaking specifically about the persecution he and other Christians endured for the Gospel, the emphasis is on the purpose. Persecution or trials of any form solely exist to make us rely on GOD alone, and not ourselves. They happen in order for us to exhaust ourselves of any self effort in order to realize that our total dependence should be on the One Who created, sustains, and has sovereign authority over everything, including our individual lives. One of the Lord's greatest pleasures is when we surrender all to Him so that He receives all the glory He deserves from us, especially those of us who claim Him as Lord. We must avoid using religious cliches and "christianese" to flatter God and make us appear spiritual to man. Yes, it is true – God is good all the time... But, is He good only when things are going good for me??? God is good because it is Who He is, whether our world is good or not. One of the hardest truths to swallow is the fact that prosperity and adversity come from the same Source.

To be clearer, God will sometimes break us in order to use us. A vessel broken by the hands of the Potter will often provide better service to Him because of a clearer understanding and greater reverence for the Maker. Broken or not, we must fully confess and admit to ourselves the words of the Lord Jesus: "...apart from Me you can do nothing."

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4.09.2008

Blue-spangled banner! (and another challenge)


Since mid-March, I've been invited to have a table at a couple of healthfairs. I thought I'd kick it up a notch and get a banner made rather than just have the t-shirt and materials on the table. I designed it and uploaded the file to a local vendor that specializes in large-format printing and they had it ready for me in 2 days. The total size is 2' wide by 5' tall. I'll be ready for the next few healthfairs if I'm ever invited.


I had some great opportunities to speak with a few guys about getting themselves checked on a regular basis while telling them about my experience. Many were shocked when I told them my age. The funniest thing is to see some guys look down at my table as they walk by and keep going because THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT! They're afraid to discuss it because they make a big issue about the "finger" check, but don't realize that the digital rectal exam is a very minor part of the check up. Getting the finger up your rear is the least of your worries compared to having prostate cancer and not even knowing it when you have no symptoms! What's the old saying? What you don't know can't hurt you. What a big lie!!! What you don't know can and will kill you if you do nothing about it!!! Man up and go to the doctor, brothers!!! Take the finger and get your blood checked for the PSA! Remember, there are no symptoms with early detection. If you have symptoms or if the urologist feels a hardness on your prostate, then it's possibly advanced. Why wait?????
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Been there, done that, got the t-shirt!


That's right, folks! Just to show how serious I am about my testimony and spreading the knowledge about prostate cancer survival, I had my own t-shirt made. My good friend and Christian brother Gerald, who has his own screen printing business, made 2 shirts for me - and blessed me by not charging a dime!!! I purchased the shirt and provided the art. He provided the other shirt, which is a light blue ringer T (dark blue trim on neck and sleeve), and it has dark blue print - same art. (Thanks to my beautiful wife for taking the pics!)
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