Men’s Tales – God’s Truths
A Devotional Book for Men
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My wife, Janis, and I come from quite different backgrounds. She was raised in a military family, which finally settled near the Maine coast. I’m from Southern California suburbs. Her family is very reserved, mine is almost boisterous.
Jan and I are different as well. She likes sewing, knitting, following recipes while she cooks. I love the outdoors – camping, biking, scuba diving, hunting. Oh, and you should see us furniture shopping – it’s both painful and comical to watch. Must be a guy thing/girl thing like with many couples.
I’ll never forget our first Christmas we were married. Due to my tastes in some things, she instructed me not to buy her any clothing, perfume, or jewelry. What else is there?
We went to a fair in Spokane. We happened by a booth where a man used a router to make signs and decorate things like mailboxes. She watched carefully for a while and said, “just think, if we had a router, I could make signs and sell them, and do other decorative things.” A couple weeks later we were buying address numbers to put on our house when Jan said something like, “too bad we don’t have a router, I’d make a nice address board.”
Well, that was twice. With Christmas approaching I thought I had my marching orders. I went to Sears on my next day off and looked at routers. Not being a wood-worker I asked for guidance. When I explained to the salesman that I was shopping for a router for my wife I received an odd look from him. But, I left Sears after buying the best router they had. Jan was going to have a super Christmas – all due to me!
Fast forward a month.
“Wow, this present is heavy.” Jan seemed intrigued. She hefted the present, beaming widely. “What could this be?” I sat near her and thought about how happy she’d be. “
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Do you want to know how to understand women?
Do you want to know what to do when a grizzly bear comes at you?
Do you do want to know how to ruin a pity party, think outside the box, and listen to God calling you?
Men, this book is for you.
About the Author
AUTHOR: Lonnie V. Scott is a retired Navy chaplain. He was raised in Southern California as a backpacker, rock climber, Boy Scout, amongst other things. Following high school he went into law enforcement in the US Air Force and the civilian sector. In ministry, he was pastor of a church in Alaska, a prison chaplain. He has been married to Janis for over thirty-two years. They have four children, and a granddaughter.