This week, I discovered new depths in a well-known Bible verse – perhaps so well known that we take it for granted. “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” 1 John 4:18 ESV An […]
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A Story of Hope
Many of you know that I work I teach English at a local Chinese congregation. I want to share with you a story about one of my former students. Note: Name and identifying information changed to protect the identity of the student. Yan Dong A few years ago a new student, Yan Dong, started began […]
Utterly Helpless, I Discovered God’s Strength
In my last post, I shared how I finally learned that God truly, eternally, loved me as heart knowledge, not head knowledge. As promised, I am sharing what I learned after my heart was stabilized and I was finally able to enter a rehabilitation hospital for my right knee (following knee replacement surgery). People always […]
Christmas Greetings and Thoughts Your Way
Whenever you receive this, today, tomorrow, or after Christmas, I pray that the Hope and Promise of Christmas will be yours, now and every day, until our wonderful savior returns to take us home. I can’t say I have any wise or new thoughts to share with you as we celebrate Christmas. My guess is […]
Longing for Reunion
Yesterday I opened my email and noticed an unsubscribe to my blog. I immediately took note, as few people subscribe or unsubscribe. I took note of the email address and then gave a sigh of sadness—it was for the email of a friend who passed away a few months ago. My pulse raced for a […]