Benjamin, my precious son, loves to pretend he is Spiderman. He totally gets into his role, dons his paraphernalia, and makes me be the “bad guy” almost every day. His desire to fight villains and be significant in the world of superheroes is innate. I didn’t have to teach him to shoot his imaginary web […]
It was the kind of day when I wonder why in the world I continue to do what I do. Why are we full-time volunteers in missions, in ministry? Why do we live off the donations of our generous supporters who partner with us in the work? Why do we not go out and get […]
Yesterday during my quiet time, I watched of one of the final scenes in the movie Braveheart- the torture scene where the Scot, William Wallace is given the choice to submit to English authority or continue in rebellion to the king and die a free man. He chose freedom. It’s on of the most powerful […]
“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17) Grace and Truth come together, but Law is something different altogether. We need to try to define Grace for a minute. I have noticed the tendency to want to limit or balance Grace (as if Grace can be limited or balanced) […]
Is God sexist? There are a lot of opinions out there. In the world and in the church, but what does God say about Himself? I love the story of Zelophehad’s daughters in the book of Numbers, chapter 27. Israel was a patriarhcal culture. Family lines and inheritance were traditionally determined by one’s gender. But […]
The concept of “dying to self” is something I bet most of us in evangelical circles are fairly used to hearing. I know I have heard it countless times, which puts in the category of accepted essentials. The story goes that if you really truly are a follower of the Lord Jesus, then you gotta […]
During this present furlough, we have been staying with my father on his 10 acres just outside of my hometown in Colorado. In the spring, there are usually 2 herds of wild turkeys that descend upon his field and stay, ironically, until just before Thanksgiving. The other day I saw one of the female turkeys […]
