Story from Athens: A Park, A Refugee, & A Great Ending

Story from Athens: A Park, A Refugee, & A Great Ending

“As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good.”            II Thess. 3:13 “How long are you here? I want to talk to you.” Abdul* confided as we stood in a park in Athens, Greece surrounded by refugees huddled in groups,...

Don’t Close Your Eyes

“And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” 2 Kings 6:17 NIV When you pray, who’s...

Five Words Change Everything

“I am yours; save me.” Ps. 119:94a Several years ago I went to see the movie Luther which is based on the life of Martin Luther and the beginnings of the Reformation. The movie may not have scored big at the box office but it had a profound impact on me....

Faith and a Flood

…Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith…” Hebrews 12:1b-2a Our house flooded in the middle of the night three days ago. Around 11:00 at night I was up with my husband looking...

Enduring the Mundane

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:9 Wake up. Take a shower. Make breakfast. Drop kids at school. Go to work. Check to-do list. Answer emails. Respond to text messages. Unload...