I think we live our whole lives in the Saturday of Holy Week. This day between crucifixion and resurrection is perhaps the best picture of life on this earth. I’m not the first to call this out, but every year I find this a helpful reminder that this day of silence, this day of grief… Continue reading Living in Saturday
Trust. This is the word that rises to the surface as I read through Job. It takes trust to fall to your knees in grief and worship there after receiving the news of the death of your children. It takes trust to get up and move forward each day after that. It takes trust to… Continue reading Reflections on Job: Yet I will trust Him
A beautiful prayer for our friends and family members. I have some friends for whom I'm praying this today. I bet you have some friends who could use some prayer too. "Father, when we hear how much You love us, that You'll always be there, how constant and consistent You are, it's hard for us… Continue reading Prayers for Friends
One of my favorite thing in Haiti this past week was hearing more stories about Haiti. Stories of the peoples' lives, stories of God at work, stories of past trips. As Dan was sharing some stories one night from a previous trip he kept bringing up the phrase, "Think Like a Missionary." I loved this concept and have… Continue reading Think Like A Missionary
No words of my own right now, but a few from others I’d like to share. First, this paraphrase of Matthew 5:3-5: You’re blessed when you are out of options, and all you can do is lean on God. Because when you realize your need for God, it is only then that you… Continue reading BLESSED!!!
After my post about making bread last night, I decided to investigate WHY bread needs to be kneaded. As I did a google search and read what http://www.wisegeek.com had to say about it, I was amazed at how God was STILL speaking to me through the simple act of baking bread. Check out one… Continue reading A Need to Be Kneaded
5:01am Sitting at the gate at the Wichita airport. 10 feet away A uniformed man holds back tears As his parents say “goodbye” Hopefully not for the last time They leave Embraced in each others’ arms He fidgets . Alone Adjusting his uniform Glancing around nervously Trying to be strong Seconds… Continue reading Perspective
I come ‘round the last curve in the road. A smile grows on my face as contentment grows in my soul. If I wasn’t sure before, I’m now convinced that this impromptu detour down “J-Hill” road was a great idea. I can’t wait to get down the drive and park the car, quick turning off… Continue reading Vacations are for Detours
Today was a beautiful day. I’m currently back at school in Nebraska for a Mid-Year Conference with all of the DCE interns from all over the world. These few days back on campus are hard to describe. Most of us interns have used the word “weird” in that description more times than we probably can count. It’s… Continue reading ‘Tis Good, Lord, To Be Here
As I opened my Facebook page this afternoon, the first day of 2011, my eyes fell upon these words in the status of a friend: We're in no hurry, God. We're content to linger in the path sign-posted with your decisions. Who you are and what you've done are all we'll ever want. – Isaiah… Continue reading Content to Linger
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