At the ripe old age of twenty, I was in turmoil. Had I made the wrong decision? Was I on a wrong path? What should my priorities be? How do I know what to do? I had no peace. So I went to a small chapel on my college campus to pray. Maybe God would…
Up and Coming
“Please cut up that overripe zucchini and give it to the chickens,” said the young mom to her oldest son, a 10-year-old, as we stood in their garden. Immediately, he whipped out his knife from its pouch on his belt. After he and his two younger siblings fed the chickens, I was escorted to a…
Awas!
“Awas! Ada ular!” (Watch out! There’s a snake!). And as he spoke, with a deft swipe of his machete, he sliced through the snake. Dear husband was on a rescue mission to retrieve the pilot of a crashed helicopter in the jungle when an Indonesian companion shouted the warning and dispatched the threat. Whew! Hopefully,…
Weight of Glory
I’ve been writing this blog for eight and a half years. As far as I can remember, I haven’t missed a week. (Well, maybe one or two.) Each one was by God’s grace and faithful enablement. But this week, I couldn’t seem to pull a good article together. So please give me grace and enjoy…
Angels, Prophets, and Deep Secrets
This morning I noticed a neatly written list on our daughter’s kitchen counter. She: “I’ve made our evac (evacuation) list. I’ll just follow my list so I won’t have to think when I’m under pressure to get out.” Me: “Could you send that to me? I need to prepare, too.” A chill ran down my…
Headspace
Don’t give that negative thought a home in your head! Warning lights should flash when you hear yourself say: “I’m stupid.” “I can’t do this.” or “I’m a failure.” God wants to replace those thoughts with better ones. “I’m stupid” Ha! I misspelled ‘stupid’ and ‘misspelled’ as I typed this! See? Our enemy uses any…