So that night, I knelt on the floor at the foot of the bed where my little man slept, and I offered God my son’s life. I knew He understood the pain of a parent letting go of their child. And I wrapped myself up in that knowledge. . . When I left for the […]
Sometimes, the God Who created us for relationship isolates us. I’m talking pitch black isolation. The kind of darkness that is so alive it has its own heartbeat. If we didn’t have moments (sometimes years) like that, we’d lean on others. The thing is, we’re meant to press in to HIM. So, when He sees […]
You might not be aware of this, but I live amongst a house full of privateers. My young lads often sail imaginary seas on a hunt for swashbucklers. A time or two, I’ve had to carry a pile of laundry the long way around to the couch in order to avoid being pierced by dueling […]
Ronie Kendig books rope me in and hold me hostage. Under the light of the interrogation lamps, I get quite an education on special ops and the flaws of the human condition. But don’t think it’s an unpleasant experience. Teams of soldiers, honorable, chivalrous, and quirky, (yet still deeply flawed) come to my rescue every […]
Every single person in the world has needs. Some are a matter of life and death. Some not so much. Some of us First Worlders get the two confused. Here I am, five years out from the “Foreign” Mission Field, and I’m ashamed to admit I’m rutted deep. Settled into a house and a routine […]
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