As we began our first day on the field in the Philippines on PBC's Medical Mission Trip, the contrasting sights, sounds, and smells immediately staggered us. The lush countryside and the beautiful people stood out against the intense poverty and significant malnutrition we immediately encountered in a more rural area to the northeast of Manila … Continue reading God will supply all your needs
Grace: undeserved, unearned, unlikely Grace: pardoning our offenses, providing for our future, declaring sinners righteous Grace: giving without receiving, loving without being loved, forgiving the unforgivable Grace: a King born into poverty, a Priest accused falsely, a Prophet killed unjustly, a Savior risen triumphantly Grace: good news of great joy for all people Grace: treasuring, … Continue reading Grace
At Christmas time we give gifts to one another as we celebrate God’s indescribable gift of Jesus (2 Cor. 9:15). We make a Christmas list, we plan, we shop, and we present those gifts of love to one another as we celebrate the birth of our Savior. Hopefully by now, most of your Christmas shopping … Continue reading What are you giving Jesus for Christmas?
For many in our world, grabbing all you can to turn around and give all you can is what Christmas is all about. “I just can't get in the Christmas Spirit,” a friend recently said. “I don't particularly like this month,” said another. Even good ole’ Charlie Brown became disenchanted with the commercialization of Christmas. … Continue reading Finding the Christmas Spirit
Thanksgiving is this week. So the calendar tells us it’s time to begin contemplating why we are thankful. Giving thanks for family, friends, or our jobs in a general sense is fairly easy. Giving thanks for specific things and even for the heartaches of life? Well, sometimes that takes more emotional effort than we care … Continue reading Turning Complaints into Thanks
Born two days after 9.11.01, he has brightened our lives and brought joy to our family. Happy Birthday, Stephen! We love you and we're proud of you!
In this mad world where we live, we're constantly getting beat down under pressure, zooming down the fast lanes of life, trying to dot all the i's and cross all the t's, straining to keep pace. Maybe, like me, you feel the weight of trying to measure up as a man, husband, father, friend, provider, … Continue reading Quitting the Rat Race
One of the great paradoxes of our journey through life with God is that He wants us to talk to Him about everything going on in our lives, even though He already knows everything. If God is unchanging, why pray? Throughout the centuries, believers have wrestled with God through prayer and Scripture with that question. When … Continue reading If God knows everything, why pray?
It seems I hear that phrase all the time. It pops up in some surprising places. Some substitute "Hell" for its moresocially acceptable cousin, "Heck." While others just drop off the word altogether by saying, "What the . . . " so that we get to fill in the blank ourselves. We hear people use … Continue reading What the…Hell?
Goliath has fallen. David has ascended. Yesterday marked the end of an era for the mighty Los Angeles Lakers as they fell to the lowly, "soft" Dallas Mavericks. At the start of the playoffs, no one gave the Mavericks a fighting chance against their first round opponent (the Portland Trailblazers) much less the reigning NBA … Continue reading Stand up and Stand out
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