Rejoicing now in the face of trials is simply a demonstration of where your faith rests…in the “unveiling of His glory” at the Day of the Lord. Rarely, if ever, do we in America and the Western world face the level of fiery trials that…
Read MoreWell, homeschool kicked in on Monday after weeks of preparing and locking in to exactly what this year’s curriculum would be. It’s been an eventful and fun first 4 days…
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Some are more in love with their opinion about issues and communicating to those they will rarely see or never meet, than actually forming in-person relationships that will confront any hidden hypocrisy. Trust me. I know. I did it for a long time and still struggle with it.
Read MoreI still have yet to finish my little blog series but had to interrupt it to blog about the precious new addition to our family. I cannot rave enough about my wife. I saw her do the most incredible thing that I will ever experience with her in my life. This labor and delivery was so radically different than our other two children and I wasn’t pushed to the side by lots of nurses and doctors during the process and/or did not have...
Read MoreTo read Part 1 (Parent Trap) click here or Part 2 (Helpful Hardship) click here. This will be the third and final post of this series. My first post recognized the gracious process of the Lord to humble my pride-filled heart over time through merely one example and facet of life (parenting), although I could have shared many others. The second post highlighted the transition that our lives made as God humbled us and we began to follow...
Read MoreTo read Part 1 (Parent Trap), click here. To read Part 3 (Dragging The Cross), click here. Before leaving Bethany International in April of 2011, Grace and I felt as though we had grown significantly in our walk with the Lord. However, the Lord is gracious to us as His children and leaves no stone in our hearts unturned if we allow Him. Why? Because I believe the Lord knows that the fullness of our salvation has yet to be realized...
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Since arriving in Portland, the subject of death has come up in several different ways and been closer to home than usual. Yesterday (February 13, 2012) we received some news that we had been dreading. Our 9 year old niece Mercede (Grace’s side of the family) had passed away after an intense battle with leukemia. On June 9, 2011, Mercede Joy was diagnosed with Acute Monoblastic Leukemia(m5). She fought the aggressive cancer...
Read MoreHe went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with...
Read MoreAs you dive into this blog post, I wanted to set a foundation of remembrance on the key thing when it comes to revealing the state of our heart reality. Â I believe it is the posture that Mary took in Luke 10:38-42 that will never fail us when it comes to where we stand before the Lord. Â If we place ourselves before Him then He will continue to tenderly reveal the truth that lies in our hearts. Â Prayer is central to remaining in Him...
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