Intimacy Over Isolation These are the days of…..isolation. Living in Honduras has already slowed my life in a myriad of ways. I notice I don’t rush to get up. I’m not worried if we are late. My to-do list doesn’t get all done, but my heart is ok. Because tomorrow will come soon enough. There has been more reading, sewing, and art. Music and writing has flooded our home. We all sit and laugh more. I’ve already felt a little distanced from our friends and family back home in the…
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Five Tips for Reading Your Bible if You Don’t Enjoy Reading
Five Tips for Reading Your Bible if You Don’t Enjoy Reading One of my sons doesn’t particularly like to read. We finally found some book series that he likes, so he was excited to begin reading “for fun.” Until he had read all of the books in the series. Then he was done reading for fun. As he struggles to read, I was struck with the thought: “How can I encourage him, a non-reader, to enjoy reading the Bible?” What if he never learns to enjoy reading? Will the Bible…
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When Life is Crazy, There is Always Hope
When Life is Crazy, There is Always Hope When life is crazy…there is always hope. The world is a little upside down, isn’t it? The virus, social distancing, statistics, quarantine, restricted travel, and closed borders. So many voices crowding for a spot in our heads, and eventually it makes its way to our hearts. These are the days of slow mornings, empty calendars, and fear. Desperate for news, we run to our phones, devices, computers, and miss it. There is so much we will miss if we do not see…
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A Reading Plan for the Letters of Paul
A Reading Plan for the Letters of Paul One of the best things I did last year was read and study ONE book of the Bible. I choose Philippians in the New Testament. I wish I could say I chose it for spiritual reasons. Nope. Just decided it was one of the shorter books of the Bible. Ok, I did choose it to because Philippians has my “life verse” in it: “Be anxious for nothing….” Philippians 4:6 I was reading Philippians 4:6 and wondered, what is the context of Pastor…
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