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  MONDAYJune 24, 2024 No, I’m not just talking about the food we ate on our first day back in America, which was Caribou, and Dunkin’ Donuts, and Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, and Buffalo Wild Wings, and finally Papa John’s Pizza… “For the despondent every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual […]

FRIDAYMay 24, 2024 “My dad was raised in an animistic household, and so he would beat my mom. Then he became a believer, and missionaries kept discipling him and telling him that he shouldn’t do that, and now he hasn’t done that for years and years.” -Tara* (name changed) “This means that anyone who belongs […]

TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 “FIVE WEEKS! That’s FOREVER away!” Wyck declared when I told him we were leaving for America soon.  He feels like it’s hard to wait that long, and I feel like it’s coming way too soon as I have lots to do before then. “Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward […]

  SATURDAY March 30, 2024 “I grew up in a little town. Used to sing in the old church house. There in the pew where I used to hide. Learned the story bout the man who died. Well I was sure I heard that He got back up. But as we broke the bread and […]

  SUNDAYFebruary 25, 2024 When asked what it’s like to have five kids, comedian Jim Gaffigan says, “Imagine you’re drowning. And someone hands you a baby.”  This month has felt a little bit like that. “We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to […]

  “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” -1 Cor.12:26-27 The pinky on one’s non-dominant hand is arguably the least important finger.  If you had to choose […]

 “‘Meaningless! Meaningless!’ says the teacher. ‘Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.'”-Ecclesiastes 1:2  What did you get for Christmas this year?  Two years ago I got an air fryer, but I have to say I am a bit frustrated with it.  It doesn’t give me recipe ideas, gather ingredients, mix things together, or prepare the various parts […]

 “This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours, but God’s,” 2 Chron. 20:15b It was an e-mail that set me off.  It was a nice enough e-mail, but it left me responding, “I. Cannot. Do. One. More. Thing.  I’m […]

 “But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus– the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.” -Acts 20:24 Yesterday there were 25 children in my yard.  They were tossing balls, hurling darts, and pushing each […]

 Rom. 3:20&22 “For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands.  The law simply shows us how sinful we are… We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ.  And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.” “You look tired” […]