Two men. Two very different fathers. A man we knew in Indonesia had a father who was a headhunter and slept on a skull for a pillow. On the other end of the spectrum, my father’s father was a college president. The two sons, our friend and my father, had opposite life outcomes. Can you…
Tag: obedience
Mercy
Need some comfort? Want to feel calm? Happy? Optimistic? Besides not watching the news, what can we do to plant our feet on solid ground ? Even when well-meaning people use bad methods? When good people outright do wrong? When the world is a confusing, disappointing, scary place to live, where do we run for…
Small Things
Have you ever stopped to think about how one seemingly small decision affected the rest of your life? We know that small decisions build on each other to determine our outcomes, and sometimes we can actually point to one small decision that was the hinge on which a big door of opportunity swung. Something that…
Confident Trust
I shouldn’t start a blog post with an apology, but I’m going to! This blog is a mish-mash of things that happened in the last week. I’ve included the Scriptures that have helped me process these stories. I’m sure every one of us has read ‘ad nausium’ about goals lately since it’s the first month…