The other night, Rich (my husband) and I were watching Mission Impossible 5 (the type of movie I am reluctant to watch but once I do, I get really into and start to draw parallels from the storyline to life’s realities- much to the dismay of my husband!) Anyway, we were watching the movie and […]
“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord.’” (Luke 2:10-11) This has to be one of my favorite bible […]
Yep, we’re doing it for Christmas! Watch this 30 second video! There are many options for giving and helping during the Christmas season. A great one is to give a gift that lasts to people who would truly benefit from them. It would be tough for me to fit a goat inside our house, but for […]
During my early years in China, Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s concept of discipleship and “costly grace” had a solid impact on the way I thought and ministered. His example of giving up comfort and recognition and paying the ultimate price as a “traitor” under the Hitler regime was something worth following. He lived out what it looks […]
Most likely, we will all find ourselves at one point or another waiting for a breakthrough. Waiting for a promotion. Waiting for a spouse (and then waiting ON your spouse!). Waiting to have children. Waiting for a healing. Waiting for understanding. Waiting to get into more meaningful work. Waiting for a broken relationship to […]
When I was in 7th grade, we moved and changed school districts within Colorado. I was a shy 12 year old- an age where it’s already difficult to fit in, much less be new. One of the most popular girls in our grade was having a birthday party, the kind of birthday party people […]
“For everything there is a season…a time to grieve and a time to dance.” Ecclesiastes 3. There is a time for everything. Every culture has appropriate times to express both grief and joy. But what if you find yourself in the embrace of grief during what’s meant to be a festive season? How do allow yourself […]
“He makes everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 Growth takes time. Sometimes in ministry (and in life), it is easy to hear miraculous, supernatural stories of people being healed, of money growing on trees, of someone walking on water, and begin to believe that that is how everything in life should be. We are […]
“I have hidden your word in my heart” Psalms 119:11 The other day, I looked out our back window to see a little, gray squirrel digging around for (I’m assuming) some nuts he must have buried there earlier. I told my son that squirrels are very busy this time of the year because they instinctively […]
