We are all aware of physical boundaries, such as security walls, fences, and hedges. They clearly outline where one property ends and where another begins, keeping intruders out and maintaining the safety of people within them. However, there are internal boundaries as well, which determine how we and others behave Read more…
Are you a good listener? Many of us would say that we are. Perhaps we are good at keeping quiet and not interrupting while another is talking. But does silence mean we are truly listening? True listening involves more than a lack of verbal communication. It involves our whole body. Read more…
“Oh, I don’t know if I want to talk to you,” the man in the church foyer said with a twinkle in his eye, “You might read my mind!” I hear this a lot. I am a counselor. Chip and I have been missionaries in Kenya since 1980. I hold Read more…
If God is almighty and such a loving God, why does He allow such evil to continue in the world? Why doesn’t God just destroy all the wicked evil people? Why does God let good people suffer, especially His own people? If sickness is part of the curse and God’s Read more…
As I ponder on the topic of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ in this Lenten season, this scripture passage keeps going through my head, “If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised Read more…
It has been two weeks since our colleague, next door neighbor, and good friend passed away. It is still difficult talking about Dr. Jon Masso in the past tense because his passing still somehow does not feel real to me. I keep expecting him to walk in the door, looking Read more…
How many of us remember the commercial for the major telecommunications company in the U.S. where the guy is pictured on his mobile phone in various settings, saying “Can you hear me now?” This past Sunday, we had a guest speaker at our church who taught on Stewardship of Creation. Read more…
Since childhood, I have always had some challenge trying to figure out where ‘home’ is. Oh sure, I knew where I reside, but when people talk of home in the sense of where your people are from, that place to which you always return to reconnect with who you are Read more…
I think that most of us would agree that life has many challenges, but is also full of blessings and gifts, both great and small. Sometimes we can get stuck on looking at life’s challenges and problems and forget the good stuff. Many, if not most of us have gotten Read more…
This month, I thought I would talk a bit about our trip to Scotland and my musings on the trip. It had been 6 years since we had had a real vacation. You know the kind…staying in hotels or bed and breakfasts instead of relatives and friends homes…going to museums just because Read more…