The wake left by the recent earthquakes in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria is astounding and difficult to comprehend. Each friend of mine who tells another story or shows me pictures of their crumbled home or a hastily built grave renders me only able to say, “How long, O Lord?” Tens of thousands (at least) have died. Over a million are displaced, having lost...
Consider with me a love story about what real love is and what love moves us to do. The story takes place a long time ago with a couple who shared in the most important work in the world in their time. They had everything that they needed from a physical standpoint. They had an abundance of fresh food. They would never be in want. Their work itself was interesting and...
Recently my wife and I have been reading through Exodus and Deuteronomy. As is our habit, we both spend time alone in that day’s passage and then talk about what we are gleaning over breakfast. It’s the highlight of my day. What we talk about almost always pours out into our ministry conversations that week. This week we were reading in Deuteronomy 11 where we see God...
