Sowing in Tears, Yet Harvesting Joy
It is 2 AM and my eyes reluctantly open from their slumber. Years ago, I used to crawl out of bed at that hour to comfort my sleepless children. Now, it seems that I am the one in need of comfort. There is just something about this season of obscurity and isolation that is completely […]
Unforeseen Growth
What feels like forever ago (but in reality, it’s been only four years), I found myself in a new house in a new country staring at our boring, empty, plant-less yard. The problem was that I didn’t garden. In fact, I had killed almost every piece of vegetation I had ever taken on. I wasn’t […]
Trusting the Lord of the Harvest
My toes sank into mud and water as I followed my language teacher into the rice field. Other students grabbed scythes, listening closely as the owner of the field shared the proper procedure for harvest. We wanted to get it right. The family that owned the rice fields had carefully tended these plants. They hoped […]
This Week’s Theme: Harvest
We all long to see growth, but sometimes we rush right past the invitation to allow the Father to do the needed deep, internal work in our hearts. But His heart is for bountiful fruit, an abundant harvest. Can we trust Him for that? In whatever part of your life or ministry you desire harvest […]