Faith
A Prayer Away…
For years we have been praying for our families to become Christians… It’s heartbreaking when you know the truth, and your loved ones do not. The thought of even one of them spending an eternity in hell is more than one can truly fathom…. yet, why is it easier for me to share the Good … Continue reading
A Difference
If I had a quarter for every time I've heard, "You can't save them all," … well, I'd have a LOT of quarters! So many times we see the need, and it seems so overwhelming that we begin to question how we can really make a difference….and so we don't. We are petrified … Continue reading
Make His name Known
This year I have been reading through the bible with my church. I have been struck by the one main pervasive theme: God making Himself known to the world. Said another way, just how much of missional, global God He is. You can not read the stories of Israel’s kings or the prophets, or even … Continue reading
Dry Bones
11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ M)">12 Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your … Continue reading
Detour to Nineveh
The story of Jonah’s reluctance to obey God and go to Nineveh to “cry out against it” reminds me of my own reluctance to fully trust and obey Him. Jonah tried to run as far as he could in the opposite direction. Though I may not physically board a ship, I often respond in … Continue reading
Will I Follow…Now?
He said to another man, “Follow me.” But the man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” This response is much different from that of Peter and Andrew … Continue reading
I Am Complete in Him!
Tomorrow our family is moving to Roatan, Honduras to serve Jesus Christ as missionaries. Over the last few years as the Lord has been preparing me for the mission field, the enemy's fiery darts fly as he accuses me with, "Who are you to be a missionary!" "You are not worthy!" It is true, I … Continue reading
Follow Me
In Matthew 4:19-20 Jesus says to Peter and Andrew, “‘Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once they left their nets and followed him.” Matthew 9:9 says, “As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ he … Continue reading
A Dream in My Heart
I have a confession. I have a dream. It's so big that it's impossible. Impossible for me, that is. I'm not ready to share it. Maybe I'm afraid. (Maybe it has to do with adoption, again) Maybe I can't get past how ludicrous it is. Maybe I don't have enough faith. I just finished … Continue reading