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An Altar
We all build altars to a god. Which one is your alter for? Exodus 20:22-24 And the Lord said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: You saw for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven. Remember, you must not make any idols of silver or gold to rival me. “Build for…
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Being Intentional
It was well after midnight. As I laid in bed, I just couldn’t calm my mind. Maybe it was the fact that I had 4 cups of coffee in the morning instead of my regular two. I should be tired after having stayed up until 2:30am the night before and driving home from our family…
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The fire
On Monday night while traveling on a business trip I decided to take advantage of the hotel mixer. I had no intention of shutting the place down, but I stopped to talk with another hotel guest and he began to share his story with me. He lives with his sister and her two children. A…
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Book Review: Five Love Languages
For years I’ve heard people tell me that I should read the The Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman. I don’t know why it took me so long, but I’m glad I finally had an opportunity to listen to the Audio book edition. His insight and knowledge on the subject of love is grounded years…
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Time to…
Priorities, busyness, and the spiritual dimension of taking on others burdens
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What’s in your Alabaster Jar?
An alabaster jar was once used to hold expensive perfumes. The jars were made with a long neck and designed to be broken to use the contents and were ideal for perfume because they kept the contents from spoiling. There are a couple instances in the New Testament where a woman (or women) anointed Jesus with…
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Too many cooks
There were a few moments during my mission trip to Guatemala that I would consider personal discovery moments. Even before the trip, God was weighing on my heart about some things in my life that needed to change. The first really core shaking moment was when one of my teammates was working on restoring the toilets…
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¿como te llamas?
It was time for us to begin the VBS program with the children of El Zapatillo. Each of us was recognized by name and invited to come to the front .. stadium style. Then we had a time of music and they brought Rosa up to sing and lead the worship. Afterwards we did a…
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Help me! Help me please!
After completing our mission in El Zapatillo, we spent a day on the Rio Dulce and traveled to Livingston by boat. It was a grand trip. We had lunch in Livingston and then spent some time perusing the shops. As we were making our way back down the hill to the boat, I was walking…
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Rosa Sings
It was time for our Vacation Bible School and all the children gathered in their chairs. The small chairs in front, then the medium sized chairs and then the large chairs in the back of the room. Each child chose a chair that fit them. It was one of the most organized groups of children…
