COME UP! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ. There is always more to know than we know,or rather there is more to know than we think we know. There is always a higher height to climb, than the height we are now. My call and cry by the Holy Spirit to you all today is […]
The joy of caring for the Soul Well Being of Missionaries serving in the rural areas, words can not express. Isaiah 40:28-29 ……..He giveth power to the faint and to them that have no might He increase strength. We do like to thank all our prayer partners and financial supporters for your support thus far. […]
Ink dropped into a glass of waterDandelion seeds blown by a soft breezeA Silk scarf attached to a blowing fanThe Scent of an old leather bound bookA Rose petal rubbed between fingertipsThe Reverberation of harmonic piano chordsBare feet walking on warm rains of sandConsiousley taking in breathsThe Side of a boat cutting into the waterThe […]
Mother Teresa, the Nobel Prize-winning nun, marshalled the energy of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity wisely. She realized that as these caregivers ministered compassionately to the sick and dying in Calcutta, India, they could not face that kind of dire need seven days a week. So she set up a schedule: Work in […]
Listed below are six areas to explore in your own history. After you explore them on your own, I would strongly suggest forming a small group of three to four peers and working again through these questions with the input of others. Love. How did you experience love as a child? How were you celebrated […]
Its way too early, but I wake up, my heart rate elevated, ears straining for the sound that summoned me from slumber. There it is, the squeal of a sleepy but hungry 5 month old. I sit up, ascertain it is indeed my baby while waiting for the room to settle, scuff on my slippers, […]
Burnout. Been there? Seven years ago, I entered into the darkest period of my life. People had always warned me I would burn out. I thought I could prove them wrong. And usually I did. I would get tired – out of balance – but when I saw the edge, I could always pull myself […]
Friends came to visit the other day with four children, and I found myself saying “be gentle” a lot around Raphael and my instruments. Most kids don’t ask to play my piano, they just begin banging away. What they don’t know, and likely wouldn’t care, is that my piano is an heirloom. It was custom […]
“Elizabeth Saunders gives practical ways our bodies can recover from burn out”. Goals can be good. They give us focus, helping us know when to say yes and when to say no. That’s why we set such a wide range of them–for the next day, the next […]
The root of holy indicates, “separate , distinct from.” This is a central aspect of freedom. God is separate from creation. God is holy in that He is free from the physical limitations and from the sinful compulsions of the physical world. Holiness, then , is more than a moral category of sinless perfection. To […]