I grew up in a home of praying parents. Mom had (and still has) a special prayer chair in the corner of our living room. Next to the chair was a little ottoman wither her Bible and a notebook containing a prayer journal and a list of people and...
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. James 5:16 Christianity requires a great deal of courage. This point can be fleshed out...
A lot of people wait for God to act in their lives before they start to obey him. This shouldn’t be the case. It’s best to first obey and then expect God to intervene. In Luke 17 we read the story of ten lepers who came to Jesus at a distance...
Hanukkah reminds us that holiness (i.e. non-assimilation) is at the center of the Gospel. Hanukkah (“dedication” in Hebrew) is the Jewish Festival of Lights. The festival commemorates the dedication of the temple after its desicration by the anti...
Humanity has an honesty problem. The problem of dishonesty pervades every aspect of our lives. Dishonesty is why we have locks on our doors, banks, contracts, courts, law enforcement, passwords, firewalls, and the list goes on for eternity. People...
Seeds of Greatness, July 7, 2019.
In the book of 1 Samuel of the Old Testament there is a story about a priest named Eli. According to the story, Eli wasn’t too bad a guy. The details of the story reveal quite plainly that Eli faithfully served in his duties at the temple as a...
We’ve been having political problems again here in Haiti. Many US news outlets have stopped reporting on problems in Haiti because people are simply tired of hearing about it. Round and around Haiti goes with its problems and unending poverty...
Our little missionary family travels a lot. I hate traveling. I particularly don’t like airports. Airport food is expensive, and rarely good. Seats are tiny and people are grouchy (including me). Every hour spent in an airport is one less year in...