Once upon a time, there were two couples that were friends – Lin & Barry and Mark & Diane. They were such good friends, they said that they would take care of each other’s children should anything happen to either couple. Mark and Diane left for South Africa eight years after the AIDS epidemic was understood and diagnosed because Mark was a doctor, and he… Read More
I didn’t have Internet for much of yesterday, for no apparent reason, and I couldn’t help but think that maybe God was telling me to take a break. The load has lightened just the tiniest bit – imperceptibly. My husband is away again, but when he returns, he doesn’t plan to leave again for a couple of weeks. And while he was… Read More
As far as I see it, feeling guilty serves one purpose, and that is to let you know when you are guilty. And you’re aware of your guilt, either through knowing God’s law, or simply because your conscience is condemning you. Let’s take this Scripture in Romans 2:12-15 by way of explanation: All who sin apart from the law will… Read More
This past weekend we had one of those rich, full weekends, where all the events put together made everything seem larger than life. Do you know the kind of weekend I’m talking about? As most of you know, my memoir was published on Amazon.com on Friday. And seriously, I got such an encouraging and enthusiastic response from all of you, I just… Read More
We got to know a family pretty well, who came to France for three years while he was working in Paris. They had three kids, came from a sister church in a different country, and didn’t speak a word of French. Since we’re an anglophone family, we invited them for Christmas dinner right after they arrived, even though our house… Read More
Judgment gets such a bad rap, yet as soon as we learn to think for ourselves, we learn to judge. It’s one of the building blocks of reason, and it’s not always a bad thing to do. As a child, we judge: Can I trust this person? Is this dog friendly or will he bite? Is this green stuff my… Read More
