Monthly Archives: May 2016

This past weekend we celebrated Mother’s Day. I lost my mom a little over 2 years ago and Mother’s Day caused me to stop and think of all the things my mom did for me. I had polio when I … Continue reading →

Teaching across Asia Pacific and heading for Latin America, I find myself sharing stories from a teaching partner who faithfully finished her race in this world 6 years ago. Former students and current students whose managers were taught and mentored … Continue reading →

  Too often we pray the Lord’s prayer without really thinking of the meaning of the words we pray.  In your private devotions, take its phrases apart and consider the meaning of each phrase.  It will give a richer, more … Continue reading →

In honor of Mother’s Day, I’m posting quotes from a well-known mother: Mother Teresa.  Although she never gave birth to a child, she cared for and loved many children.  She placed over 3,000 infants, who would otherwise have been aborted, … Continue reading →

Some of you know that my religion class was recently studying adversity.  One of our assignments was to use Scripture to tell how to respond to adversity.  This is my answer: Scripture tells us to turn to God.  It’s okay … Continue reading →

We all need a support system with family, friends, or our community.  As Christians, we need the support of a community of believers.  We can have a relationship with God and even worship God by ourselves, but our faith lives … Continue reading →

God is gone up with a merry noyse. And the Lorde with the sounde of the trompe. That’s the way Psalm 47:5, the Psalm for Ascension Day, reads in the English translation by Myles Coverdale which preceded the King James … Continue reading →

Jesus Christ has called us to live our lives in a manner that others can see him in our lives without speaking. Everything we do should be done as a disciple of Christ. In 1 Peter 1:15, we are told … Continue reading →

Traveling through Asia, I was shocked by how many people smoked. Old and young, shop owners, business people, even health care professionals were smoking on the streets, while holding babies, inside hotels and businesses. After all the changes in the … Continue reading →

This may be the most used and abused of all prayers.  Jesus taught this prayer to His disciples when they asked how to pray.  We use this prayer in our worship services, in many church-related meetings and in our own … Continue reading →