An ALL-INtroverted Fool

The late John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard movement once stated that before he became a Christian, he’d never actually met any Christians. This was quite surprising since he grew up in the heart of […]

Acts of Quiet Servitude

Shh!  The church has a well-kept secret!    I only found out recently, when our couples small group was studying the topic of love and serving others and this came up.  We usually serve our […]

New Beginnings in a Dry Wilderness

Four years ago the following verse was given to me on a piece of scrap paper while on a weekend retreat. “ I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do […]

Identifying Your WHO and Your DO

My family has been suffering some residual withdrawal symptoms since the completion of the Summer Olympic games in Rio De Janeiro which just concluded three weeks ago. For an athlete, competing in the Olympics (which […]

When Being Far Away Brings You Closer to God

     Today marks 8 months of living in Japan for my daughter.  She teaches English in a rural town.  She began studying Japanese in junior high and high school because she loved Pokemon.  She […]

Living in the Moment

Living in the moment is a discipline I am working on. To live in the moment in my body, soul, mind and spirit. It’s challenging but it is possible. It is believing in the truth […]

The Quicker Picker Upper

Mankind … human beings in general, are not so good at exercising patience. Sometimes I think God should have labeled us all as human “doings” rather than human “beings.” We do things quickly. We like […]

What A Difference Being Friendly Makes…

I wanted to share the following excerpt from what one of the Women’s Care Group Leaders recently sent to me. I found it so encouraging! I’ve been trying to say hello to one or two […]

The Easy Way or the Hard Way

     My father raised us with the admonition, “there’s an easy way and there’s a hard way. Which way do you want to do it?”   “Easy” translated to obedience; “hard” meant defiance and dire consequences. […]