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…
Parallel Lines
Side by side but no connection,Surrounded by interaction without intersection,Acquaintance lacking relation—Parallel lives are lonely lines to walk on.
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Sebastian Moses’ Birth Story
Sebastian Moses was born at home in Sassandra, Côte d’Ivoire on Monday, April 25, 2022, at 8:05 a.m. so far he’s my chubbiest baby, weighing in at 7 lbs 10 oz, but a petite 19 inches long. He came much…
golden-hour flower
Miracles like a flowerat golden hour areso inconspicuous that we normally miss them.But every so often we see it—all its understated beauty and profound glory,and we wonder,“how?” How long has this been there?How did I miss it?How much have I…
Soaring
This poem was written in response to this challenge. This poetic form is called a “tilus,” which is a nature-themed poem of three lines, and only ten syllables. The goal is to express emotion and truth conveyed through nature with…
a prayer for the beginning of the new year
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 —…
