Choose Your Pain
We all yearn for a painless life, a life devoid of suffering. We long for something we believe we were created for, but it remains an elusive dream. Regardless of our efforts, a painless life
The Power of the Weak – lessons from a newborn
“…unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Mt 18:3–4 As I watch our
The Request Jesus will Grant
Mark 5:1-14 – Jesus heals the demon-possessed man. We read three requests in this story. Three different times we read the phrase “begging for Jesus”. First, demons were begging that they could be far from
The Two (!) Prodigal Sons
We all know the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32). Jesus didn’t title the parable, we did. But the parable talks about two sons and perhaps both are distant from the Father. Perhaps both
Distanced
Distance is pain.Closeness is joy.Distance is separation.Closeness is belonging.Distance is alienation.Closeness is community.Distance is leaving behind.Closeness is coming closer.Distance is fading memory.Closeness is shared moments.Distance is a cold empty space.Closeness is warm hugs.Distance is loneliness.Closeness
We became warning signs for future generations
“…our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,and all ate the same spiritual food,and all drank the
YTL – 30 years of miracles
30 years ago God led us to an amazing journey. That journey has not ended and continues to surprise us how much God loves the lost and uses unusual means and incapable people to get