Why should I fear in times of trouble? Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life. For the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice that he should live for the eternity of eternities and never see the grave. BUT GOD. But God will ransom […]
Transitions, Goodbyes
Goodbyes We’ve been in the preparation stage of exiting the army for about 8 months now, and here we are, finally coming down to the wire. All the decisions, all the prayers, all the worry and peace and questions. But here we are, and there’s no turning back. David has a few months left on […]
Website Relaunch and Remodel – welcome back, I’ve missed you!
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. – Proverbs 16:9 I’ve remodeled! I have no idea if you’ve noticed, but this here website has spent the better part of the last 3 months offline. It was a minor first-world catastrophe on my end. After the amazing experiencing of writing and hosting October’s 31 day […]
Grace, Grace and Parenting Fails
My crowning parenting moment did not happen when I dropped the futon on all ten of my toes. Sometimes I’m pretty certain they learn all their worst behavior from me. “Oh grace, grace, God’s grace…” I sat there on their beds after the catastrophe of an evening was through, after all the “I’ve had enough” […]
The Days After Christmas
The days after Christmas are the days I love most. All our preparation, all our late nights, early mornings, baking and secret keeping have found their purpose – we feasted, gifted, communed, worshipped, played. Now the hustle and bustle – the silver bells and corner Santa Clauses – tuck away, and the children quiet themselves to work out the projects found under […]
A Brave Thing vs. A Great Thing
It is a brave thing to die for one’s fellow-men; it is also brave, and often far harder, to live for them. Livingstone did both. Indeed, the humble Blantyre mill-boy had done the noblest and highest thing that man can do; he had given his whole life to help God’s less happy creatures. And this […]
Thanksgiving
A passage from the book of Deuteronomy (see bottom of post) percolates in my mind as I prepare today for our Thanksgiving Feast. Buying the “grain and wine and oil and ‘whatever our appetite craves’” is an audacious gesture of faith for my family; it’s a pledge, a tithe, an indulgent statement of trust saying, “You […]
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