We’re a few days away from Thanksgiving. Perhaps the turkey is in your freezer, and your pantry is stocked with ingredients for all the trimmings. Travel plans are being finalized, and some are already on their way. And while we … Read the rest
THE STEWARDSHIP OF GOD
Aaand…we’re back! After a whirlwind transition from the United States to Kenya, Jennifer and I have come up for enough air to start writing again. Thank you for waiting patiently!
The whirlwind included getting our house and belongings ready, a … Read the rest
OUR DIVINE D-FENCE
Perhaps it is because I had too much time on my hands the last few days being relegated to my room with a bad cold and a positive COVID test, or because I have been thinking about this every time … Read the rest
WALKING BY FAITH
So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we … Read the rest
THE PEACE AND JOY OF BELIEVING
One of my favorite verses is Romans 15:13, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
Aren’t joy and … Read the rest
BELIEVING IS SEEING
We were all born into a material world. Everything around us is made up of things we can touch, see, smell, hear, and even taste. After our birth, we spend the first couple of decades of our lives getting to … Read the rest
TWO KINDS OF FAITH
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1).
There are two different kinds of faith that operate in a believer’s life. My wife and I recently had encounters with both. They … Read the rest
PRAYING TO GET UNSTUCK
Have you ever felt stuck? It’s frustrating, isn’t it? Of course, there are many different ways of getting stuck. Our daily lives can get stuck, and we find ourselves doing the same routine over and over again without being able … Read the rest
FEAR IN THE FREE WORLD
Richard Wurmbrand was a pastor who suffered lengthy imprisonment and unimaginable torture at the hands of the Romanian communist regime before he was ransomed by a Norwegian organization in 1964. He and his wife Sabrina eventually moved to the U.S. … Read the rest