May 20, 2015
Within a week we’ll be sending three of our boys in different directions for the summer. Two will go “woofing” in Wyoming and the other will go to Stellenbosch, South Africa for a sports ministry internship. No, I didn’t misspell roofing, it’s “woofing” – world wide...
Oct 23, 2014
Two weeks ago I spent a week in Brazil with 50 missionary women at the Continent Care Connection Conference sponsored by Great Cities Missions. I joined a team who went to encourage the missionaries who gathered from Central and South America. The missionary women...
Sep 23, 2014
Be careful, or your kids might take your Christianity a little too seriously. We pass down some Christian basics to our kids from the time we can pass them the milk. Tell the truth, God doesn’t like liars. Obey your parents, and it will go well with you. Blessed are...
Apr 19, 2014
Easter and springtime–they go together. When I was a kid I probably thought that baby chicks, colorful eggs and spring flowers were mentioned in the Biblical story of the resurrection—at least it’s somewhere in the gospel according to North Americans. Then we...
Jan 29, 2014
Last week our friends, the Steenpkamps, had a garage sale. They are moving to South Africa next month, so it’s time to get rid of things. Lots of things. Coffee cups, couches, crib Tissue paper, toilet plunger, TV Baby toys, baby books, baby bottles Shoes, shirts,...
Dec 30, 2013
Yellow underwear. Twelve grapes. A run around the block with the suitcase in tow. Venezuelans know how to celebrate, and when it’s New Year’s Eve, they do it better than anyone. Everyone wears their best for the occasion—including new yellow underwear for the...
