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Grace Happens…or it should
July 25, 2010“What’s so amazing about grace?” Author Philip Yancey posed the question in his book of the same title. Truthfully? I find grace most amazing when it is extended to me. Flying over long distances in crowded, cramped aircraft, I appreciate the grace moments when quite unexpectedly I have been upgraded to a spacious “Business Class” ...More
THE BRAVE LITTLE DIRECTOR
July 15, 2010One, two, three…four, five…six, seven…eight…does anyone remember The Brave Little Tailor? He slew seven flies with one blow and the story grew beyond imagination until he was credited with slaying seven grown men? Well, I am no tailor, but I did slay three tiny little mosquitoes last night and one more this morning! Of course, ...More
There is Still Help Needed in Haiti
June 15, 2010I have been given an extraordinary opportunity I want to share with you. We all know that on January 12, 2010 an earthquake that measured 7.1 struck the country of Haiti collapsing roads, destroying buildings and hospitals and homes simply disintegrated. And thousands upon thousands of people lost their lives and loved ones. Even now ...More
A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven…turn, turn, turn
May 5, 2010There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a right time for every event under heaven— A right time for birth, and another for death; A right time to plant, and another to reap. A right time to kill, and another to heal; A right time to destroy, and another to construct. A ...More
It’s a Small, Small, Small, Small World (After All)
May 2, 2010The world is strangely small at times. Four plus hours to fly from Seattle to New York, roughly eleven hours to fly from New York to Accra—because of the ease of flight, the world seems smaller. (Although if you had ridden a horse for a few hours one day, ridden a bicycle for 5 miles ...More
The Tale of Two Battles
April 30, 2010Once upon a time, there lived a man named Gideon. He was a valiant warrior with a hard head and a huge skeptical streak—not unlike a few of us today. The event in his life that I seem to be re-living for the past two weeks begins in the historical book of Judges, chapter seven. ...More
Tempest in a Teapot? Nope. Just Ants in a Teacup!
April 28, 2010Thankfully I looked into the cream before adding it to my tea, as I first had to fish out about six very small sugar ants. There were more of them running manically all over the tray, inside the upside down teacup, around the saucer. I carefully washed them down the sink drain, being careful not ...More
40 Acres, Minus the Mule
December 23, 2009Today is Monday. It’s been 22 days since we left Gary’s house around 4 a.m., drove to SeaTac International, scored exit row seating for extended leg room (which matters a GREAT deal to a 6’5” former defensive tackle) boarded the plane and took off at 6:15 a.m. on November 23rd, passed through NYC, arriving in ...More
Mama Abertha and Baby Michelle
December 13, 2009I may have trouble finding the right words to express how deeply I am touched! Just over three months ago I was at the medical clinic and saw a young mom, 16 years old, holding a starving child. I talked about it then and showed you their picture (look at Day 2 under my first ...More
On the Road Again…
December 10, 2009It’s 5:30 a.m. I have been up since 4:17 a.m. I am now in the backseat of a little Nissan (maybe) station wagon, cab number 153, windows open, fumes rolling in, loud, large truck horns honking, in stop (jerk) and go (jerk) traffic. The sun is just starting to rise and the street vendors are ...More