Oh to be back at my computer, in my own home, in my familiar country…its always the little things that makes us smile biggest, isn’t it? ...

So, after I completed my list of complaints, which God graciously hears and understands, He began to redirect my heart. There are, of...

I’ve been in Uganda for three weeks now and, honestly, it feels like I’ve been here for at least a year. Apparently, people at home...

If you’ve ever had a very tiny child try to physically climb into you (picture feet on belly, hands digging in shoulders and head in...

Last week our friend Dan came into town and stayed with us for a couple of nights. Ellie, Chad and I took him to the Y pool. After...

Whatever we want most controls us. I like to think otherwise, that my sense of “the good” or the noble is what I would always choose or...

I’m pretty keyed up these days. The bags under my eyes are growing and the brain cells behind those eyes are slowing down like molecular...

What if I can’t get it all done in time? What if I forget to pack the one medicine we end up most needing in a country without a corner...

Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. ...

My birthday was yesterday and it was perhaps the greatest birthday of my life. I have always loved birthdays even as I have had an...

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and...

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Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust...

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or...

Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thorn bushes, or grapes from briers. A good man brings good...

We’re at the beach and I felt relaxed immediately upon approach. The drive over the marshes, flanked by palm trees and fishing boats at...

At the beach last month, Chad got some new goggles, which he put on immediately and wore around the house nowhere near water. He has...

When I am in a race, it is hard not to think “P.R.” (personal record in case you’re not one obsessed with times and performance). Like...

I’ve enjoyed reading My Luggage is Not Heavy, a book published by World Harvest Mission made up of short entries from their missionaries...

One of the astute observations my counseling professor made about me was, “There is something moving in you that needs to stop.” I am...