Posts Tagged ‘ hope ’

Expectations of Old

5th December 2018 | 0 Comments

“And your house and your kingdom shall endure before me forever…” 1 Sam. 7:16 David was a simple shepherd boy, the youngest in his family, from the back country around Bethlehem. He was handsome, and talented, and brave; but he was overlooked. Until one day when God sent Samuel to anoint a king for Israel—a […]


Fruit and More Fruit

30th October 2018 | 0 Comments

“So shall my Word be…it shall not return to me void, but shall accomplish that which I purpose.”–Isa. 55:11 I have the incredible privilege of seeing God’s Word going out into dark places. I know it will accomplish what God purposes. I know it will spread his name and his renown. Even during the translation […]


He’s Never Doing Just One Thing

29th August 2018 | 0 Comments

I don’t think He will ever stop surprising me…this powerful, loving, omniscient and intimate God of mine. Maybe that’s a good thing. I love surprises. Don’t you? Even when I think I am walking and do exactly what he is calling me to, I find surprising opportunities on the path, and what I’ve prepared for, […]


The Weak Things And His Amazing Ways

7th August 2018 | 0 Comments

The plane is over an hour late, which probably wouldn’t bother me if it weren’t on the end of a 30-hour around-the-world trip from Milwaukee, USA to Goroka, PNG. And I know, it isn’t over yet. As I walk across the tarmac to the porch where I’ll claim my carry-on, I try to imagine the […]


The Fourth Watch

5th June 2018 | 0 Comments

Have you ever thought, “I didn’t sign up for this!” in life, in ministry, in your family? Oh the ideals we chase, and the reality we crash into! So often, even my best intentions are short sighted. And I end up feeling like I’m stuck in a place not my choosing! I think Jesus’ disciples […]


Waiting is Good?

15th May 2018 | 0 Comments

“It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” Lamentations 3:26 Jeremiah, the weeping prophet wrote these words. And they come after he expresses his own soul’s trembling  anguish. He reminds himself of the Lord’s mercies, and concludes with these powerful words.  What struck me is his assertion […]


God Surprises

8th May 2018 | 0 Comments

I was at a Wycliffe Associates event out in Phoenix this past week end. Almost 200 people attended the event. On the first evening I was a table host for eight people. Only four seats were  taken as we prayed and began the meal. Then I saw a couple approaching. I looked up to greet […]


Celebrating 44 Years

1st May 2018 | 0 Comments

Well I turned a year older last week. I often joke with my kids when they wake up on the morning of their birthdays, “Wow! Do you feel a year older? You look a whole year older!” to which they merely roll their eyes and smile. I’d prefer not to look a whole year older […]


What do you do when you’re afraid?

17th April 2018 | 0 Comments

Recently Roman and I were having a conversation about fear. We have memorized several verses on the topic so as I addressed those, Roman blurted out, “You can’t tell me it’s all going to be OK because I believe God! I mean it’s all over the Bible—stories of people who got hurt even though they […]


Don’t Kill Your Own Messiah

3rd April 2018 | 0 Comments

I just finished a course on New Testament interpretation. As I studied the four gospels I was continually amazed at the evidence that Jesus was the Messiah promised by the Old Testament prophets. But I was equally stunned by the stubborn rejection of his people. John so poetically notes, “He came unto his own, and […]