"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr For much of my life, hope has been a word that lacks much power. It is a word that gives no guarantees. At times I will "hope that something works out in my favor." I will hope that dark days … Continue reading Learning to hope
Not the answer I was expecting
"because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9 "He wants to know about salvation." I've been on a lot of mission trips. Into the double digits now. This was the first time someone just … Continue reading Not the answer I was expecting
When I don’t have the words
"...when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love." Ephesians 4:16b I recently returned from a mission trip to Chiapas, Mexico. On this trip I was officially the "leader" from our church. I put this in quotations because our missions pastor and the leader of another … Continue reading When I don’t have the words
Remain
"He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful...If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown into the fire and burned." John 15:2,6 For a long time those words … Continue reading Remain
His Workmanship 