The book will be finished soon!

Seeking God can take us on the railroad tracks of life

It’s been a long and multi-layered journey since the last time I worked on the book “The Father’s Heart.” After I finished chapter 28, I needed to spend time in my dad’s final journey to the Lord. Then there were the after-death tasks, from planning his memorial service to last Friday’s trip to the bank with Mom to get his name off of her accounts, and myriads of other details in between. And the holidays and the ministry’s end-of-year fundraiser occupied my time, too. I’ve also been going to physical therapy twice a week for a torn meniscus in my knee. The tear is too small for surgery but plenty big for disabling my ability to walk more than a few minutes. At last this is just once a week! Last week I got caught up in the work that had been delayed by everything described above. Praise the Lord! […] Read More

My dad passed away today

Seeking God can take us on the railroad tracks of life

My Dad, Donald Repsher, passed away peacefully this afternoon. I give thanks to all of my friends around the world who’ve been praying for him. It was a long journey of letting go. We know that he has now met Jesus face to face and is able to finally once again do one of his favorite activities – hike up mountains, this time with more energy and ease than ever before. The Holy Spirit gave me a vision of this when I was praying for him after he broke his neck exactly four years ago. Come to think of it, he’s had a four-year-long Advent season. And now he has entered the Eternal Christmas! Because today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the timing is evidence that the Mother of Jesus was with him as he entered into the arms of the Divine Father. Even though my […] Read More