Staying in the Game
We are delighted to end “Men’s Week” with a post for us all: men and women, fellow servants of Christ. Welcome one and all to comment, link-up, and interact as the brothers and sisters we are. ~~~~ I prefer fishing over baseball. Always have. Near my childhood home in Northern California, there was a creek full of smallmouth […]
To Women Who Lead
This is to the women who lead. This is you, collectively, who faithfully followed in the Father’s leading to serve. This is to the women who wonder if it’s all worth it, if this struggle is really making a difference… We met in the third grade. It was my first time going to “real school,” […]
A Letter to Singles
You are loved. Cherished, even. Not because you were brave enough to move overseas “alone.” Not because you ignored the caring relatives who asked, “How in the world will you find a husband over there?” You are loved. Adored, even. Not because you’re an independent thinker, a strong person. Not because you’ve sacrificed. You are […]
A Mother’s Value
Years ago my father served as a Chaplin in a maximum-security prison. At that time he told me that greeting card companies donated dated holiday cards for the prisoners’ use. What kind of card was most requested? No, not Valentine’s Day cards! Mother’s Day cards! The world knows how important mothers are even when it […]