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Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “Are you excited to go back?” It’s a question I’ve been asked a lot lately, and I never know what to say. I feel like it’s a question you’re supposed to say yes to, like when a tired young mother is asked, “Isn’t motherhood just the best?” […]

Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God.” -Heb. 12:15a “EEERRRRRK!”Rats. That is not the sound you are supposed to hear when you are pulling into a parking space. You’re not supposed to hear a sound at all. As […]

Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart” -Ecc. 3:11a As I left last week, I circled the church parking lot one more time, making sure Ty was in the youth van and his suitcase was in the […]

Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “You have so little faith! Why are you arguing with each other about having no bread? Don’t you understand even yet? Don’t you remember the 5,000 I fed with five loaves, and the baskets of leftovers you picked up? Or the 4,000 I fed with seven loaves, […]

Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the LORD and rely on your God. But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires” -Isaiah 50:10b-11aThe Hero of Wheaton!I once saved Wheaton, Illinois from […]

Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “Trying to clean the house while you have kids in it is like trying to brush your teeth while eating Oreos.” I remember seeing the above quote and laughing because of how true it is. Actually, one of the reasons that I hate doing household chores is […]

Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.” – 2 Cor. 4:5 “Everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to change the toilet paper roll.” It’s a sign I saw in someone’s […]

Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” -Romans 8:28 When I was eight years old, what I really wanted for Christmas was a Playskool dollhouse.  I just […]

Because only in America do we trample each other for sales just one day after being thankful for what we already have!  SATURDAY, November 30, 2024 “But godliness with contentment is great gain.” -1 Tim. 6:6 “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.” […]

FRIDAY, October 18, 2024 “Beloved, remember you don’t belong in this world. You are resident aliens living in exile” -1 Peter 2:11a “Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.” -2 Tim. 2:4 I already felt a little bit awkward paying for […]