T ELL I NG GO D'S STO RI ES
When the Holy Spirit Called “Dr. Dan” By Betty Kossick DAN GRENTZ THOUGHT HE HEARD A VOICE through his protective headphones as he maneuvered his John Deere tractor through the horse
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pasture, mowing weeds with his brush hog (which
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine got the message. The voice wasn’t just anyone wanting his attention; he knew the voice belonged to the Holy Spirit. He also knew why the voice didn’t stop, so Dan quit
makes a lot of noise). However, he ignored it—at
kicking against the pricks. He’d been asked to serve as
first. Yet, even with the headphone protection,
school board chairperson for Battle Creek Academy
he continued hearing the voice, a sort of nagging
(BCA), and he had a million “too busy” arrows in his
came through his headset again and again.
quiver. Although he’d been praying about his decision,
Grentz, a member of the Delton Church in Michigan, is affectionately called “Dr. Dan.” This very busy
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there remained the overstuffed quiver. “I distinctly heard God’s voice telling me to do this. I turned off the
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