Grace

“We all once lived among [the sons of disobedience] in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when

Rebecca Ann

Some excerpts from the book, as we celebrate Rebecca’s 45th Birthday…  “On a snowy day in January 1977, our daughter Rebecca Ann Eschenbach was born. On my first visit to the hospital, I was so excited that I dug out my suit from our wedding and got all dressed up. After church, I visited Lisa

Railway Age

Doug Riddell, Railway Age, Author, Retired Amtrak Company Photographer and Locomotive Engineer, provides the following book review: A Life Off The Tracks Restored Ghost written accounts of celebrities with sordid pasts are a dime a dozen, and appear intended solely to generate furthering publicity. Rescued: A True Story of Redemption, Pardon and Second Chances, is

Retirement

Retirement from the Railroad Industry After 34 years and 4 days, I retired from Amtrak on 9/30/2010. I worked for an additional 10 years, as a railroad consultant for J.L. Patterson & Associates and Jacobs Engineering, retiring for the final time on 4/24/2020. This book project was initially meant to be a document in which

My Whipping (Part 1)

From the book…. The Good News Jail Ministry was an excellent opportunity for me to get out and share my faith with inmates. The Good News Jail Ministry served the Harford County Detention Center located close to my home in Edgewood. Bob Thomas, a large and burly man with a very charismatic personality, introduced me

Prison

My friends in Tennessee have a son in the Collier County Jail (Naples, Florida). They asked how can we send him your book, as the jail will only allow books that are sent directly from book stores? My answer: via of Barnes and Noble. They were successfully able to order the book; Rescued: A True

Humility

“God will gladly give humility to us if, trusting and waiting on him to act, we refrain from pretending we are what we know we are not, from presuming a favorable position of ourselves and from pushing or trying to override the will of others. (This is a fail-safe recipe for humility).” – Dallas Willard, Hearing God: Developing A

Jimmy and Liz

A True Story… Jimmy was nine when his mom told him his little sister was sick and would die if she didn’t get a blood transfusion – and that Jimmy was one of the only people in the world who had the rare blood type needed. She asked him if he would be willing to