“And he answered, ‘I will, sir’; but he did not go.” Matthew 21:29 By the time Hannah was 18-months-old, she was “drawing”. She especially loved watching the spill of color flow from her crayons. At two and a half, my future graphic designer was putting circles and lines together to create pictures of everything she saw. Wanting to …
On Mount Moriah: Entrusting our Children to God
Carrie Vipperman has done it again. Written straight from the heart on an issue that will stir us in the core of our being. No matter what the mountain looks like that you are currently scaling, this post will challenge and inspire. Thanks, Carrie. ——————— I have a sweet, spunky, extremely girly, completely fearless, two-year-old girl named Moriah Faith. About a …
More than a Devo
Dear Mentor, The endless reading of devotional books has left my spirit cold. Isn’t there more to this life than the well-written, well-worded thoughts of man? Signed, Searching Dear Searching, Yes. As a matter of fact, there …
Laying Down My Life, uh…Afternoon
Ever really think about the words that you sing on Sunday mornings? Do you really want to “surrender all”? Or do I actually want Him to “break my heart for what breaks His”? Hummmm…. Get settled in to read and be challenged by Karen Dilbeck‘s second guest post in her series on living out what we speak about. I know …
Get Ready. Get Set. Get Caligae.
Shoes of Preparation – one of the truly hidden gems in our spiritual armor. 1. Daily spiritual preparation defeats satan. The Roman sandal (caligae) that Paul speaks of in Ephesians 6:14-15 is for standing ground against satan. They are worn in warfare against the enemy, not in marching all over a non-Christian’s beliefs. We spend too much …
My Earthquake Bag
“921 earthquake: a 7.6 magnitude earthquake which occurred in Nantou Country, Taiwan on September 21, 1999. 2,415 deaths, 11,305 injuries. Second deadliest quake in recorded history of Taiwan.” After surviving this tremor and its subsequent 12 thousand plus aftershocks over the next month, I decided to be better prepared for the next one. After waking up in the …
Does God Have a Sense of Smell?
I could smell the LongShan temple before I could see it, as the heavy essence of incense filled the humid air. As I stepped across the raised, temple-threshold in Taipei, I caught sight of two large round containers filled with the burning joss sticks of the worshipers. Tucking out of the way, I began to take in …
The Voice from Heaven
You are sludging through days of dirty diapers, sticky chairs and mounds of laundry. You are in a situation that you very much want to get away from. You have a critical decision before you that will change the course of your life. Ever wish a voice from heaven would just speak to you? It is …
Seeds of Thought
We recently had the opportunity to visit one of our favorite spots in South Carolina: The Cooley Brothers Peach Shed. When we lived nearby, we were some of their regulars. From mid-June to September, Mark and I lived on a daily regimen of what the ancient Romans called the “Persian apple”. We just called it delicious. …
What I Heard
I was a very immature sixteen-year-old. So, when the Father said: “I chose you …to bear fruit…that should remain.” (John 15:16) I heard: “Kandy, you are to evangelize the world.” I mean after all, that is what my church taught me “fruit” meant. If you have been a Christian for any length of time, …
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