"Now we see things imperfectly as in a cloudy mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely."I Corinthians 13:12 (NLT)I have a mirror hanging on my living room wall that I absolutely love. Its design and look are totally "me." I have rarely purchased … [Read more...] about The Cracking of the Mirror
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On Thin Ice
"See to it, [sisters], that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first."Hebrews 3:12-14 (New International Version)A young puppy and her master … [Read more...] about On Thin Ice
An Unsung Hero
"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body."2 Corinthians 4:7-10 … [Read more...] about An Unsung Hero
Clarity Out of Confusion
"And though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide Himself any more, but your eyes will constantly behold your Teacher.And your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left." Isaiah 30:20-21 (Amplified Bible)Tucked between the stories of Noah's … [Read more...] about Clarity Out of Confusion
End of the Famine
"To you I call, O LORD my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit." Psalm 28:1 (NIV) (Mail day at Nkara-Ewa, courtesy of the MAF airplane) We were starved for news from the United States in Congo. Nothing was more precious to us than a letter from a beloved friend or relative. Our favorite days were those when we … [Read more...] about End of the Famine
The Obscure for the Obscure
(Shawn, Nicol, and Todd, Christmas 1979)"All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. 'Isn't this Joseph's son?' they asked." Luke 4:22 (NIV) I will never forget our first Christmas that we celebrated at Nkara-Ewa in December 1979. Evergreen trees do not grow in Congo, so Dad came up with the ingenious idea of sticking cut palm fronds from the nearest palm … [Read more...] about The Obscure for the Obscure
