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...

Prayer is a Marathon

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). I just finished my 3rd half-marathon, and I was pleased with my finish and time. I am slowly learning...

Lifelong Learning

“For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding” (Proverbs 2:6). One of the guiding principles that we pursue as a staff in the Northwestern Ohio Synod is the principle of lifelong learning. As a learning community devoted to...

Solitude and Motivation

“Then I got up during the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal I took was the animal I rode.I went out by night by the Valley Gate past the Dragon’s Spring and to the Dung...