Have you ever had the experience of receiving something so lavish, so spectacular, that you didn’t quite know how to respond? This happened to me recently when a loved one unexpectedly gave me an incredibly generous gift. While my main emotion upon receiving it was joy and gratitude, I also struggled with guilt and shame. [...]
In October I traveled to Israel and got to see with my own eyes the places I’ve just read about in the Bible. When I experienced for myself the barrenness of the southern desert region I could understand better how hard it must have been for the Jews to leave the relative fertility of Egypt [...]
I don’t live in the same town with some of my grandchildren, which means I only get to see them every year or so. Sometimes it’s even longer. I’m not happy about that … how far we live from one another … but the infrequency of our visits does give me a better perspective on [...]
Back in the ‘80s we used to sing a chorus taken from Scripture (Psalm 27:6; Hebrews 13:15). The song was written by Kirk Dearman. It went like this: We bring the sacrifice of praise Unto the house of the Lord. We bring the sacrifice of praise Unto the house of the Lord. And we offer up [...]
Adventuring with God 