A Sin and a Shame

Dec 9, 2013 | Devotions

Matthew 1:18-23 She was the quintessential high school cheerleader – blond, bright personality, and bouncy. She rode the school bus with me every day. Until one day she didn’t. When people talked about it, they said it was “a sin and a shame.” She was pregnant, you...

In the Beginning Was the Word…

Dec 8, 2013 | Devotions

John 1:1-5 Ever notice from an airplane window the forests down below? The trees seem to be hundreds of small solid shapes. They appear from a distance that we might be able to glide down to them, and possibly make a soft landing on the treetops. But we know better,...

Typhoon Haiyan

Dec 7, 2013 | Devotions | 1 comment

Micah 5:2, 4-5a It was a no-brainer. If you sell Toyota cars, you have to drive the newest model. If you work at Brooks Brothers, you have to wear – well, you get the picture. So after a year of working at ChildFund, when a co-worker came to me and asked if my family...

Anticipation and Redemption

Dec 6, 2013 | Devotions

Jeremiah 31: 31, 33-34 “The days are surely coming…” the passage begins. As we read these words today, the days are surely coming. The first week of Advent is drawing to a close, and the anticipation is building. We know the magnificent gift that is coming, yet how...

“This Little Light of Mine”

Dec 5, 2013 | Devotions | 1 comment

Isaiah 60:1-3 “This Little Light of Mine” is a favorite chorus. I sang it as a child and it ingrained in me the thought of lights shining even in times of darkness. Dark times come to all our lives, but our dependence on God can help us go on. Being a double amputee,...