“So, you want me to tell you your fortune or what?” My new friend was shuffling through her deck of cards on the patio outside our hostel in Lima. I sat down across from her, and asked how the cards worked. She explained how she would put her energy into the cards, and then use...
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Heb. 11:1) When Christopher Columbus sailed for the new world for the first time, the farther he got from the coast of Europe the more apprehensive his crew became. Columbus was convinced the world was round and that he would...
Our shoeboxes have been delivered. This is encouragement to continue to be praying for the children and families who received them. Luis received a shoebox in Panama at age 6. The stuffed lamb in my shoebox was the first toy I ever received. I still have it. It was really a treasure. It played a...
So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or the seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has...
Here’s a link to the sermon from Sunday, April 10th, 2016. “More Than a Feeling”. The scripture reading is from John 15:12-17.
Here’s a link to the sermon from Resurrection Sunday, March 27th, 2016. “A New Morning”. The scripture reading is from Acts 2:29-41.
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. I Chron. 16:34 … and when they praised the Lord saying, “He indeed is good for His lovingkindness is everlasting,” then the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud … 2 Chron. 5:13b … and they...
I like going to jail. I like telling people that I go to jail. Especially girls, ones who know me a little but still not that well. On the 2014 World Cup missions outreach in Brazil, there was a med student from Malaysia. Over the two weeks of outreach, she and I became friends, more...
Countdown 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and we are off to our 9-month Home Assignment! We are approaching blast off: the need to get all the to-do lists checked off, to get the Guest Home and ESF in order for others to take over, to prepare for meetings in...
The Law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple… Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. (Psalm 19:7-11) Our church’s statement of faith begins with “We believe that the Scriptures, contained in the Old and New...