Shhh. Be stilled. Today, we are invited into the portal of faith. With the tiniest granule of belief, our thoughts lift into a realm of hope. Close your eyes and ask unconditional love to reveal Himself to you. What do you see? When the Apostle Paul glimpsed the heavenlies, he noticed our sitting position with Jesus (Ephesians 2:6). Next to Him? Beside …
As I neared the currency exchange booth of the Taoyuan International Airport, I was relieved to see it still open. Brightly lit, the words “foreign exchange” were boldly posted in both Mandarin and English with a digital listing of the daily rate change listed clearly to view. Thirty years since my first visit to the booth, I now had the …
“I’ll never change. I’ve always been like this. My father was a loser and now I am just following in his footsteps.” My heart broke as her eyes gazed far away at an imaginary, (yet in her mind) inevitable future. Despite her belief in Jesus, her eyes seemed blinded to the truth of her heritage in Christ. …
Life in Asia rarely resembled this picture. It was often tedious and challenging. Christian resources were few and my time in the Word was often very dry. I knew that connection to the Vine was the lifeline to my spiritual growth, but I often moaned my passivity and disinterest toward a daily devotion. Ring a bell? Just …
He who has the Son has the Life (1 John 5:12). Which Life? The Life which became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14). He who has the Son has the Life. What Life? The Bread of Life, The Light of Life, the Word of Life — Who was seen, touched and heard (John 8:12; …
