On International Women’s Day, which is celebrated each year around the world on 8 March, I happened to listen to a lecture featuring a section on Christian women who lived in the second century. Many of our female forebears of faith will never gain fame this side of heaven. But there is one who has
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‘Encourage and build up one another…’
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Sometimes the heartbreakingly beautiful ripples of our own stories circle back to drench us with refreshing waves of Christ’s Living Water. I had such an experience when I met the lovely Delphine, a Ni-Vanuatu widow, and her delightful 16-year-old daughter, Litvina – both of whom have brought joy to my soul and reminded me of
A Future Not Our Own[1] A poem/prayer in memory of Oscar Romero (1917–1980) It helps now and then to step back and take a long view. The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God's work.
Where were you when you heard that Queen Elizabeth II had passed away? I was camping in the Northern Territory of Australia, waking up to another warm and humid day, with beads of sweat already trickling down my face. Upon receiving the sad news, a few tears of grief added to the moisture as I
Sitting on the shelf in our living room is a framed picture of our Brown–Eyed Beauty, Bethany Joy. The photo was taken when she was 12 years old and had just graduated from primary school.
It helps now and then to step back and take a long view. The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.
On International Women’s Day, which is celebrated each year around the world on 8 March, I happened to listen to a lecture featuring a section on Christian women who lived in the second century. Many of our female forebears of faith will never gain fame this side of heaven. But there is one who has
Sometimes the heartbreakingly beautiful ripples of our own stories circle back to drench us with refreshing waves of Christ’s Living Water. I had such an experience when I met the lovely Delphine, a Ni-Vanuatu widow, and her delightful 16-year-old daughter, Litvina – both of whom have brought joy to my soul and reminded me of
A Future Not Our Own[1] A poem/prayer in memory of Oscar Romero (1917–1980) It helps now and then to step back and take a long view. The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God's work.
Where were you when you heard that Queen Elizabeth II had passed away? I was camping in the Northern Territory of Australia, waking up to another warm and humid day, with beads of sweat already trickling down my face. Upon receiving the sad news, a few tears of grief added to the moisture as I
Sitting on the shelf in our living room is a framed picture of our Brown–Eyed Beauty, Bethany Joy. The photo was taken when she was 12 years old and had just graduated from primary school.
It helps now and then to step back and take a long view. The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.