"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." I Peter 1:6-7 (NIV)I heard screaming coming from downstairs. It was the kind of … [Read more...] about Formula For Hope
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One Hundred Dollars
"Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?" James 2:5The year before we moved to Tennessee, I homeschooled my children. Part of their reading curriculum involved a short little book called The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes. I read the book when I … [Read more...] about One Hundred Dollars
Worth Their Weight in Gold
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17 (NIV)My life as an MK (missionary kid) in Congo was one I wouldn't trade for a million dollars. I am so thankful for those eight years from age ten to eighteen that shaped my world. Although there was plenty that was not laughable, I was thinking … [Read more...] about Worth Their Weight in Gold
Some Questions For You
"O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar." Psalm 139:1-2 (NIV)This is going to be an unusual post. I have mulled this thought over and over again during the last few years because I see such a huge trend in my generation of people my age leaving the faith of their childhoods or adolescent years for good. … [Read more...] about Some Questions For You
A Critical Choice
(My beloved friend, Pastor Gary Kapinga, with his wife, Jean, and children)"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people." Proverbs 14:34It was September 2001, just ten days after the attack by terrorists on our country. My parents had previously planned a trip for four Congolese staff members of Laban Ministries International (LMI) to visit the United States. These … [Read more...] about A Critical Choice
The Arduous Climb
"The Lord God is my Strength, my personal bravery, and my invincible army; He makes my feet like hinds' feet and will make me to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon my high places [of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]! For the Chief Musician; with my stringed instruments." Habakkuk 3:19 (Amplified Bible)It was our custom to eat breakfast and … [Read more...] about The Arduous Climb
