Happy Anniversary, Jan! 86 years–43 for you and 43 for me! How blessed I am!
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Getting Up Early
Got up early this morning–3 AM. Thinking about lots of things as I prepare for today’s flight to Guayaquil and the beginning of three weeks of mission activities. Why do people get up early? From my own experience, here is a short list–perhaps in some order of importance, and reflecting my most frequent experiences. To …
Changing our viewpoint
I have been restudying Romans 14-15 in preparation for a mission trip later this month. How do we learn to bless, rather than criticize and judge, those with whom we disagree? How do we learn to accept and love, rather than despise and arrogantly look down on, those who criticize us? How do we overcome …
Little Things
I am reminded almost daily that life is lived in the little things, not in the big spectacular splashes. Big projects may grab attention, but much of what moves us forward happens in small, unnoticed, almost invisible ways. Yesterday provided me a good reminder that investing life in things that can ultimately matter and make …
It’s What I Do
I was intrigued by an interview with an Olympic female weightlifter. In some sports, Olympic champions find fame and fortune, endorsements, media popularity, and financial success. Apparently, for females, weightlifting is not one of those sports. The interviewee described months of living on a limited income in order to train and prepare for the Olympics. …
A “Missions” Perspective
Note: I am updating and reposting this blog from a couple of years ago. For those of you who follow this blog because of your interest in ministry and missions (the basic reason for my website and for this blog, even though I stray at times to other items), I share a post from Carlos …
It’s Sunday Again: FutureChurch
The church is not God’s gift to the world. Christ is God’s gift to the world. The church is a part of God’s plan. The church is the repository of those who are saved by Christ. The church is a demonstration of God’s power and wisdom in uniting diverse people. The church willingly accepts the …
Have you read the gospel?
It is told that when Tolstoy was an army officer, he saw during a march that one of his fellow officers was beating a man who was marching out of step and out of line. Tolstoy said to the other officer, “Have you not read the gospel?” to which the other officer replied, “Have you …
Happy Birthday, Jan!
Today is my wife’s birthday. August is for her both birthday month and anniversary month. Birthdays are special–especially when those we love remember. Where have the years gone? When we married many moons ago (over 500 moons ago), how could we have thought forward to this time in our lives? Decades have passed, a century …