Let giving be joyful…

Dear Friends in Christ, “For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9) This past weekend I was blessed to worship with...

A Transformational Gift

Dear Friends in Christ, “When the seventh month came-the people of Israel being settled in their towns- all the people gathered together into the square before the Water Gate. They told the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had...

“Your kingdom come…”

Dear Friends in Christ, “Your kingdom come…” (Matthew 6:10a). We pray the Lord’s Prayer a lot. This is the last prayer I pray at the end of my personal morning petitions. Every morning of every day. This is the prayer we pray corporately at...

Yes and No!

Dear Friends in Christ, “Now when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arab and to the rest of our enemies that I had built the wall and that there was no gap left in it (though up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),...

Reflections on Tanzania – Part 2

Dear Friends in Christ, “I lift up my eyes to the hills- from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2) It was a blessing to have the opportunity to travel to Tanzania, July 29 – August 11. As I...

Reflections on Tanzania – Part 1

Dear Friends in Christ, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty (John 4:13) It was a blessing to have the opportunity to travel to Tanzania, July 29-August 11. The...