No mere flickering wicks

No mere flickering wicks

Have you ever wondered how many people have prayed for you in your lifetime? Aside from a few obvious individuals, like parents or grandparents, the number gets blurry with all the possibilities. And the majority likely are unknown, people you’ve just casually met,...
Gaining cross-cultural awareness

Gaining cross-cultural awareness

Not only are there many cultures around the world, that word, culture, scales right down to each nuclear family. The culture of our own family is what exists, something we take for granted, what’s normal and takes no effort. I encountered that as a child, with the...
The light is shining through

The light is shining through

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.”  Isaiah 55:8, NLT I’ve read and heard and sermonized on these words more times than I can count. Beautiful words about God’s sovereignty....
Found in the waiting

Found in the waiting

I don’t deal well with pain. For the rare headache, I keep pain pills on hand. For tooth pain, I know a dentist who’ll find a solution. For a cold or the flu, well, there are pills, too.  For nerve pain, a different doctor and a different Rx. For a badly sprained...
Anybody know what time it is?

Anybody know what time it is?

I remember, at the beginning of each year in High School, how good it felt to have the class schedule written out so that, when the bell rang, you’d know what subject was next, and where you had to go. That change of classes took careful planning, as we had designated...