Three years ago I had the privilege of visiting Israel with a group from my church. Many of us have heard friends describe the visit as life changing – bringing the scriptures alive – the feeling of a vague familiarity of physically being present in a place we have all heard about since childhood. This
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Show Me
Most of us remember the movie Jerry Maguire that made popular the phrase “show me the money.” As humans we share the deep desire to see something before we believe it is true. We require proof and even then often find ourselves skeptical. Why is that? Proof. Hmmmm… Our parents love, friendships, marriages, children, churches
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Crossed
I have always loved the cross and what it symbolizes to me. Yet, when I take away the familiarity of it and examine it from different angles, I see something that deepens my love for what God did for me. Simple in construction, He chose something designed to be used in horrific ways. He allowed
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Broken Hearts
Being February, most of us have seen more than our share of snippets of poetry proclaiming eternal love for that special person, videos of the most creative valentine’s and ooey gooey commercials attempting to convince everyone that only the biggest present could proclaim one’s love sufficiently. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out
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I Love You Lord
Oh, when I get to heaven I really hope I can sing with the Angels or even better – like the Angels. I’m sitting on my porch this morning, watching two lonely birds in the top of the Acacia tree. It’s winter in Honduras and there are no leaves on it so their silhouette against
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An Open Amen
I Timothy 1:5 The whole point of what we’re urging is simply love – love uncontaminated by self-interest and counterfeit faith – a life open to God. The Message These past few weeks I have found myself thinking a lot about prayer. This discussion has prompted some great conversations with good friends. I’ve shared my
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This Is Your Mission . . . Should You Choose To Accept It
As co-founder of our non-profit organization – Mi Esperanza – The Women of My Hope – in Honduras that provides free education to women of poverty, the calendar has rolled around once again, and it is time for our annual board meeting. It is always an exciting time for me. We learn the details of the year
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Full of Opportunities – Thank You
Today, I write with a heart filled with so many emotions and so many thoughts and so many questions. 2015 is one week old today. How’s it going for you? I hope it has been filled with many smiles and lots of hugs and filled with the people who love you and the ones
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Lay It Down
Agh! Is it really December 31??? That time of year when the reruns of the last 11.99 months begin replaying through our memory log. The highlights hopefully are well worth the time. I pray that for you. But maybe, you too, stumble over some of them and can’t fast forward through them quickly enough. It