Changing Expectations & Becoming Myself
Every single eye in the restaurant was on him as he returned to the table and his fried rice, but he was unaware of the rest of us silently entreating his wife— “are you going to tell him?” _____________ Our family’s Saturday in South Asia was going as usual. Around eleven o’clock we strolled to …
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A few months ago a little chihuahua who roams the neighborhood made her way under our gate. My family fell in love with having her around. Although she has a Thai name, we call her Tiny Dog. She’s brown and white, like milk spotted with gingerbread cookies. Tiny Dog’s ears are substantially larger than her …
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“Shut up! God loves all those people!” My friend was normally quiet, but when she spoke on this day I appreciated it. Her words revealed many things going on in her heart. She said this to a well intentioned, but overzealous person who had come to visit. This person was talking about their work to …
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"Just as our love for God begins with listening to God’s Word, the beginning of love for others is learning to listen to them.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer “If I had an hour to share the gospel with someone I would spend 55 minutes listening.” - Francis Schaeffer I really want to have some …
Continue reading Front Yard Conversations. Part 2.
A few people expressed concern whenever I visited my elderly friend in her neighborhood. I understood. I was young enough to have had my driver’s license for only a year or two, and I was venturing into a part of town that was known for many things, but not for safety. However, I could not …
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I’m not sure how I’ve ended up sprawled on the floor, having tumbled into cakes and gone sledding down stairs. But it’s happened twice. And of course there has always been an audience watching the whole thing, or an unsuspecting person who walks up on the final scene. In both situations, before I was even …
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*I wrote this for something other than my blog, but wanted to share it* _____________ "Pray that I’ll run my own race.” Daniel said this just before getting out of our truck at 4:30am to line up for his half marathon. What he meant by “running his own race” is that he wanted to …
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-Here is the second part of my post from last week- ____________________ Once someone shared with me that she spent the day helping a friend. Part of our conversation went something like this: “It was so rewarding to meet a real need in her life. God used me to help her with practical tasks that …
Continue reading People Matter. Part 2.
It is possible to think about ministry in a way that is very different from what is recorded in Jesus’ life and work. Such thoughts can be unintentionally propagated within Christian contexts. Most of us don’t intend to veer from the beautiful simplicity of loving God and other people, but false thinking can easily gain …
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