Who would have guessed?
Who would have guessed that chubby cheeks and toothless smiles would be the very light to disperse the gloomy clouds of night? Who would have guessed that such a swaddled bundle would be the strength and shield of nations? The…
Devotedly, by Valarie Elliot Shepard [book review]
“Devotedly” is the unique love story of Jim and Elisabeth Elliot, told through their letters and journals with input form their only daughter, Valerie. Both Jim and Elisabeth fell in love while still being convinced that God was calling into…
A Pocketful of Broken Shells
My daughter Eden collected a pocketful of beach treasures yesterday. She has kept them in her pockets all day today and loves to take them out and look at them. She is so protective of them— her baby sister is…
You are not forsaken.
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? You are probably familiar with these words— the agonized soul-cry bursting from the lips of our dying Savior. He was one with the Father, and yet that oneness was denied to…
Embracing My Inadequacy
When I think about it, I hope I never totally lose a sense of my own inadequacy. These first six months on the foreign mission field have been unique. They have not been spent immersed in West African culture. They…
Where is He?
Sometimes life gets a little lonely. Sometimes we feel desperate. Depressed. Left out. Frightened. Frustrated. Fill in the blank. Sometimes, we have real problems, or real burdens… and it seems like Jesus just isn’t there. Like Job, we look —…
riptide
let this riptide carry you outinto the wild deep—for there— there is the best placeto hear Him calling“Peace. Be still.”