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Seeing As He Sees

Seeing As He Sees

Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself. As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings...
November 13, 2023
Ask Him For More

Ask Him For More

And the Apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." //  Luke 17:5 The hardest and most beautiful week I have ever had was on a mission trip to Haiti...
November 12, 2023
Our Own Hearts Need Apply

Our Own Hearts Need Apply

Resplendent and unfading is wisdom, and she is readily perceived by those who love her, and found by those who seek her. She hastens to make herself known in anticipation...
November 11, 2023
Likes and Likes and Likes

Likes and Likes and Likes

“No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”...
November 10, 2023
He Redeems Our Stewardship

He Redeems Our Stewardship

“And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently.” // Luke 16:8  I knew all too well what this feeling was of being stiff and frozen in fear. The...
November 09, 2023
God’s Goodness in el Río

God’s Goodness in el Río

The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High. // Psalm 46:5 When it rained you could smell the moss from the...
November 08, 2023
The Fruit of His Love is Love

The Fruit of His Love is Love

Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need. // Psalm 112:5 I followed my dear friend into her living room, lit only by lamps and candles....
November 07, 2023
He is My Safe Place

He is My Safe Place

. . . I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child. Like a weaned child on its mother’s lap, so is my soul within me. // Psalm 131:2 I awake...
November 06, 2023
Into Something Beautiful

Into Something Beautiful

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways! For who has known the mind of the...
November 05, 2023
Sharing His Very Self (and His Phone Number)

Sharing His Very Self (and His Phone Number)

With such affection for you, we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our very selves as well. // 1 Thessalonians 2:8 There I was,...
November 04, 2023
Taking the Lowest Place

Taking the Lowest Place

“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted." // Luke 14:11 There are two types of people: the ones who want to...
November 03, 2023
He Pulls Us Out of the Cistern—Even on the Sabbath

He Pulls Us Out of the Cistern—Even on the Sabbath

"Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?" // Luke 14:6 My cousin walked into my aunt’s...
November 02, 2023