by David Allen | Oct 26, 2015 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
On Thursday, October 22, I preached in chapel at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It was my first chapel sermon since the home going of my wife, Sherri. The text is 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. During her 3 year and 9 month battle with cancer, Sherri learned to...
by David Allen | Feb 20, 2015 | Devotional, General
NOTE: This is an update and devotional from my wife, Sherri, which she sent to our prayer partners. She is a great devotional writer! Friends, I have always known your prayers have been a major, major part in my story of cancer. I am blessed beyond words!! I found a...
by David Allen | Dec 8, 2014 | Featured, General, Scripture References
Today marks the three-year anniversary my wife, Sherri, was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Like the proverbial ton of bricks, those words fell on us that afternoon with stunning force. Life changed. “You will need to begin chemotherapy treatment immediately,”...
by David Allen | Oct 28, 2014 | Culture, Featured
Twenty-nine year old Brittany Maynard’s story is heart-rending on several levels. Shortly after her marriage she learned she had terminal brain cancer. Doctors were forthright in their prognosis that she would have about six months to live and that her final days...
by David Allen | Oct 11, 2014 | Culture, Featured, Scripture References
NOTE: This post is from my wife, Sherri, who has been fighting stage four cancer for three years. Read it carefully. You will be blessed. Friends, It’s so simple. “Jesus love me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” Yet, it’s life changing;...