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Hope is an anchor.  But what about when we chain ourselves to the wrong anchor? When I was a kid, my family spent two months camping across Europe.  This was back in the day before Travelocity, Google maps, and even … Continue reading →

Another instructive experience I had on that biking trip:  In a quaint little Dutch town on a Sunday, my friends and I wanted to go to church.  We somehow found information on when and where there would be a church … Continue reading →

I know someone who lives on a certain street in a certain town where there is some street snobbery.  While she was at a community gathering, several women from the “elite” part of town asked her where she lives.  When … Continue reading →

Continuing on the theme from Language Barrier, I’m also convicted at how I so often hide who I am in Christ in front of non-Christians. I certainly don’t want to be a caricature who speaks in “Christianese,” but I usually … Continue reading →

While I love sharing amazing truths about God with His people, I’ve never been one to share the gospel with those who don’t know him. It wasn’t that I don’t think it’s important, or that I don’t care about them, … Continue reading →

Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word. I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil. I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law.  Psalm 119:161-163 I recently read Tortured for Christ, an … Continue reading →

The other morning, as I sat to pray, I humbly entered into God’s presence worship Him. I praised Him for His mercy on the people in another country in the face of a recent huge natural disaster. And then, following … Continue reading →

Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.  Stand firm then, with the belt of truth … Continue reading →