Before we left for the mission field, my husband and I attended a commissioning service. During the service, all the future missionaries took communion together. As I was reaching for my communion cup, I accidentally knocked it over, spilling the juice onto the floor. I …
Mentoring
The Open Gate
“I am the Gate.” One cold evening in March, some of our sheep got out of the safety of their paddock and were left stranded outside the barn, away from food, water, and the rest of the flock. My ten-year-old daughter and I tromped through …
Are You Relocating?
”I have set the Lord always before me…” [Psalm 16:8] David was the anointed king yet he roamed around from place to place, like Abraham before him who went out not knowing where he was going or Jacob and Moses who ran for their life …
Where Jesus Bought the Church
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and …
Should I Buy a Mentor?
For only $9.95 a month you can have your own Christian mentor. She’ll email you once a month and for additional fees talk by phone. There’s a free e-book Bible study with secrets of Biblical mentoring along with subscriber-only access to her website. Susie Mentor is available right now! Ridiculous, …
Words from the Wise: Edith Schaeffer
[NOTE: Often when we hear “mentoring,” we only think of the one-on-one kind. However, it struck me recently that I had been mentored by many women who never knew my name. I heard them speak or read their books and through their words, they mentored …
Show Me How: Com-Luv
This is for all you bloggers out there! Com-Luv is a win-win for both the blog author and the blog reader, allowing the reader to make a comment which will link back to a post on their own blog. When others read your comment, they …
When His Footprints Are Not Seen
The television news crew was broadcasting breaking “live at ten” news on a dark street with red lights flashing in the background. A compact car had been demolished. Broadsided by a drunk driver who ran a red light while traveling at high speed, all three …
Heart Condition
In general, do you think people find it tempting to judge a person’s holiness or spirituality based on their physical attributes or the activities they take part in? Attending church, reading your Bible, dressing in fine clothes, participating in moral activities are all good attributes …
Leaving with Integrity
All changes are more or less tinged with melancholy, for what we are leaving behind is part of ourselves. –Amelia Barr The year was 1996. We were in transition from the state of California to the state of Texas because of a job that …